New perspectives on how history is made
As John Marshall noted, “historians can never forget that it is a debate they are interpreting.”
For the first twenty years after Roe, Senate confirmation hearings were not polarizing conflicts over abortion rights. Here’s how that changed.
His target: People who complain that rich snooty guys in suits are to blame for the resurgence of populism.
That’s a pertinent issue in the wake of the decision of the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations to invite David Petraeus as a keynote speaker.
Don’t believe it.
Her name was Vel Phillips. She was a path breaker in Wisconsin. She just died.
If it does, it likely will occur within the Democratic Party. There’s already evidence showing it has.
It happened 100 years ago this week.
It wasn’t Europe that gave us our idea of the Byzantines. They crafted their own Western European image.
Wondering how you can help revive America’s fortunes. Here’s one concrete suggestion.
It’s George Washington’s Rules of Civility.
Why Napoleon III deserves their gratitude.
The public widely gives Jefferson credit. Scholars, in dissent, have often said multiple hands were involved. Who’s right?
It’s always an ominous sign.
The Civil War lawyers in peace did what the Civil War lawyers in war had yearned to do— knit the nation together in obedience to law.
Another accident gave us Harry Blackmun. What does that tell you?
It won’t be the first time we’ve locked up immigrants.
It was reading, said his master. That’s worth remembering as we debate the importance of a liberal education.
His name? Alcibiades. Like Trump, this scion of wealth loved to win and manipulate the masses.
They should shape their coverage of his radical changes to American democracy accordingly.
Sign up for HNN Newsletters
