March 10, 2021 // Posted In Academics, Honors, Research Each week, The New York Times publishes a recommended reading list, featuring books of all shapes, sizes and subjects. This week’s list is quite diverse topic-wise: a romantic comedy, a memoir on race — and a biography written by one of our very own faculty members. Calhoun: American Heretic, written by Baylor history professor Robert Elder, examines the life and thoughts of prominent American politician (and adamant defender of slavery) John C. Calhoun — who has recently resurfaced in national discourse more than a century and a half after his death. In its review of the book,