New perspectives on how history is made
On the long tradition of Black third-party activism.
How preparation for a big purchase turned into an adventure through history.
An argument for returning the recent past, and the history of modern conservatism, to classrooms.
The history of the battle to keep Title IX out of college sports.
When you dig beyond all purpose, digging becomes the purpose.
What role does age play in determining the status of equals?
A reading list inspired by Lauren Markham’s new book.
Regulating cars has always been a difficult task.
One academic tells the story behind his new book—and his next one.
Tracking the history of a curious scientific term.
There’s no one place to learn about the early decades of the 19th century. So I set off to see how that history is being remembered in the places where it happened.
A Q&A with Matthew Lassiter about how liberal policymakers and white parents drove the escalation of the War on Drugs.
A historian attends the 250th anniversary of the Tea Party, and reflects on the ways Americans remember one of the Revolution's main set pieces.
For more than 50 years, we've been worrying about "grade inflation" at elite American universities. It's time to move on.
How infotainment is degrading both history and democracy.
Taking stock of the history wars, and reflecting on the quandary they pose for historians.
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