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John Quincy Adams and America’s Tortured Adolescence
John Quincy Adams (1815), National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. The 1830s and 1840s are the era I call “America’s tortured adolescence.” The Founding Fathers have ceded the stage to their sons and grandsons.
America’s Greatest Public Servant | Interview: Bob Crawford
To the great dismay of fans of Jimmy Carter and Herbert Hoover, John Quincy Adams has been officially awarded The Remnant’s not-so-endowed chair of American public service. Joining Jonah Goldberg on the show today to make the case for Adams is Bob Crawford, historian and former bass player for The Avett Brothers.
Why John Quincy Adams is *deeply*underrated
The easiest way to win in media today is simple: pick a side and tell your audience what it wants to hear. 🔥 But that’s not journalism. I’m here to call balls and strikes — no matter who’s at the plate. ⚾ That means analysis you won’t get from the partisan echo chambers: clear-eyed, fact-based, and independent. If you want that kind of coverage in your inbox, you need to subscribe. I first got to know Bob Crawford around in the mid 2010s.
A Reckoning: A Guest Post by Bob Crawford
A Reckoning: A Guest Post by Bob Crawford Bringing John Quincy Adams to life in a new light, this insightful narrative traces his political evolution and his emergence as a leading voice in the fight against slavery. Read on for an exclusive essay from author Bob Crawford on writing America’s Founding Son. Hardcover $28.00 By Bob Crawford In Stock Online Hardcover $28.00 Please enable javascript to add items to the cart.
John Quincy Adams’s State of the Union rebuttal is a model worth reviving
Opinion>Opinions - White House The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill by Bob Crawford, opinion contributor - 02/24/26 11:30 AM ET by Bob Crawford, opinion contributor - 02/24/26 11:30 AM ET Share LinkedIn Email Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Ark., speaks while delivering the Republican response to President Biden’s State of the Union address, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Little Rock, Ark.
Opinion - John Quincy Adams’s State of the Union rebuttal is a model worth reviving
Article II of the Constitution requires the president to provide Congress with information on the state of the union. When George Washington delivered his first Annual Message in 1790, he did it in person at Federal Hall in New York City. Twenty years later, Thomas Jefferson abandoned that practice and sent his message to be read aloud by a clerk. That written tradition held until 1913, when Woodrow Wilson revived the in‑person address.
Phases: A Memoir by Brandy
Brandy, with Gerrick Kennedy. Hanover Square, $32.50 (320p) ISBN 978-1-335-01327-9 Moesha star and R&B singer-songwriter Brandy debuts with a solid overview of her career that pays special attention to her faith and her fraught relationship with her mother. The account kicks off with a five-year-old Brandy stricken by stage fright and struggling to sing a hymn at her new church in 1984 Carson, Calif.
America’s Founding Son: John Quincy Adams, from President to Political Maverick
. Mar. 2026. 352p. ISBN 9781638932604. $28. BIOGRAPHY COPY ISBN Crawford (creator of the podcast Founding Son: John Quincy’s America) explores the career of John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), sixth president of the United States, and his lasting impact on U.S. history. In 20 chapters, readers learn about Adams’s views, public and private, on enslavement. From his position in the State Department to his diplomatic appointments, Adams understood the multitude of issues facing the early republic.
When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World
Suzanne Simard. Knopf, $30 (336p) ISBN 978-0-593-31868-3 This passionate study from ecologist Simard (Finding the Mother Tree) reveals how preserving forests’ natural cycles of death and renewal is key to their longevity. When trees die and decompose, she explains, their rotting logs release nutrients into the soil and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which new seedlings then absorb.
Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage
Belle Burden. Dial, $30 (256p) ISBN 978-0-593-73331-8 Immigration lawyer Burden traces the exhilarating start and excruciating dissolution of her two-decade marriage in this bruising debut. Dividing the narrative into five acts, Burden recounts how, during the Covid pandemic, her husband of 20 years abruptly walked out on her and their three children without explanation.
Crawford: Pipeline will hurt local economies
Crawford lives in Roanoke County and is an artist and a board member of the Sierra Club’s Roanoke GroupAny way it is considered, the Mountain Valley Pipeline is wrong. It is wrong in the damage it will certainly do to the lives and property of the unwilling landowners and to our region’s outdoor and tourist enterprises.
Crawford: Pipeline will hurt local economies
Crawford lives in Roanoke County and is an artist and a board member of the Sierra Club’s Roanoke GroupAny way it is considered, the Mountain Valley Pipeline is wrong. It is wrong in the damage it will certainly do to the lives and property of the unwilling landowners and to our region’s outdoor and tourist enterprises.
Crawford: Natural gas isn't easy on the planet
Crawford is an artist and writer living in Roanoke County. He has a BS in chemistry.Falsehood and reckless irresponsibility underlie the justification offered by Mountain Valley Pipeline officials and supporters for the pipeline’s construction and operation.The falsehood is the claim that natural gas is easier on the environment than other fossil fuels.
Crawford: Why broadband matters - Roanoke Times: Opinion
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