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In Our Polarized Times, We Can All Use a Friend

by Paul J. Croce

This was what friendship meant to William James.

What the Biographers of Al Capone Think of Donald Trump

by A. Brad Schwartz and Max Allan Collins

And of Trump’s complaint that his former campaign manager is being treated like Capone.

People Are Extending Fire Seasons More than Climate Change Is

by Stephen J. Pyne

That’s one of the lessons of the fire that ravaged Yellowstone 30 years ago.

This Is What It’s Like When You Have an Administration that Wants to Welcome Refugees

by Joel K. Goldstein

The story of the Carter administration’s response to the Indochinese refugee crisis forty years ago.

The Framers Tried to Block Foreign Influence Over Our Elections

by David O. Stewart

History showed them why they had to be concerned.

Why Trump's Crassness Matters

by Walter G. Moss

It’s a rejection of truth and beauty and love.

Perhaps Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Should Not Have Dropped Out of Harvard

by Fred Zilian

The message he should be sending out to Facebook users is that the humanities can help them detect phony news stories.

Democracy Isn’t For All, and Never Has Been

by Michael Hanchard

Forms of exclusion have helped democracies distinguish between citizens and non-citizens since the founding of democracy itself, all the way back to classical Athens.

Should We Be Worried We’re Heading for Civil War 2.0?

by Richard F. Miller

An evaluation from a historian of the 19th century’s Civil War 1.0.

The Overlooked Irony of the Red Hen Restaurant Incident

by Wallace Hettle

It’s across the street from the home of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson, where the myth of the Lost Cause is still celebrated.

Are Ranchers Out West Really Oppressed by a Federal Government in League with Environmentalists?

by Keith Makoto Woodhouse

That’s what Trump’s pardon of the Hammonds implies. It’s wildly simplistic.

Let’s Tax the Rich

by Lawrence Wittner

The public thinks they’re taxed too little and history shows the economy benefits when taxes are higher.

Indiana Authorities Said Their Abortion Law Was Designed to Protect Women

by Scott W. Stern

Given the state’s history, it’s clear the law was actually about controlling women.

Ferdinand Marcos, the FBI, and the Deaths of Two Union Activists in Seattle

by Robin Lindley

An interview with Seattle attorney Michael Withey on the investigation into the assassinations of Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes, Jr. and the long quest for justice.

If We’re Going to Use Fire as a Metaphor in Politics, Let’s Get It Right

by Stephen J. Pyne

A fire historian sets the record straight.

Abolishing ICE Doesn’t Go Far Enough

by Elliott Young

Abolishing ICE is like a demand to abolish fugitive slave catching. It’s a good move, but it’s not the same as abolishing slavery.

The Trump Analogy Everybody’s Overlooked

by Frank Palmeri

Donald Trump, Charles II, and collusion with an enemy power.

Does the Arc of the Universe Bend Toward Justice?

by Ed Simon

Sad for us, there isn’t an Angel of History directing events. There’s only us.

The Founders Would Not Recognize Originalism—Why Should We?

by Donald J. Fraser

As John Marshall noted, “historians can never forget that it is a debate they are interpreting.”

When (and Why) Did Supreme Court Nomination Battles Become All about Roe v. Wade?

by Daniel K. Williams

For the first twenty years after Roe, Senate confirmation hearings were not polarizing conflicts over abortion rights. Here’s how that changed.