One of the most common temptations we face when studying history is the temptation to go to the past for ammunition instead of illumination–more determined to prove points than gain understanding. This is (unintentionally) a marvelous metaphor for his approach to history, for he repeatedly refashions historical figures in his own image.
#Rush revere and the brave pilgrims series#
With no apparent sense of irony, on the cover of each book in the “Rush Revere” series Limbaugh superimposes his own face on a historical figure. More importantly, as a Christian, I am distressed that Limbaugh systematically purges the Pilgrims of values that would rightly challenge our contemporary secular culture in fruitful ways. Politically, I’m a conservative, but I don’t think that any good cause can ever genuinely be served by untruths. I don’t share these thoughts as some sort of partisan screed. Today I tackle Limbaugh’s misrepresentation of the Pilgrims’ understanding of liberty. That post focused on Limbaugh’s gross distortion of the Pilgrim’s economic values. In my last post, I began an extended review of Rush Limbaugh’s fabulously popular work of historical fiction, Rush Limbaugh and the Brave Pilgrims.
As an alternative to the ubiquitous countdown to Black Friday, each weekday between now and Thanksgiving I will be posting brief essays on the history of the First Thanksgiving and its place in American memory. SIXTEEN days to Thanksgiving and counting.
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