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How Historians Can Help Us Better Understand the Revolutions Taking Place Around the World

by Jack Censer

The key is to understand revolution as a global phenomenon.

Democracy Is in Retreat Around the World. Is Another World War in the Offing?

by Jonathan Adelman

On 3 occasions in the last century war has reshaped the world—and each time the new order eventually gave way to chaos and war. Are we on the verge of a 4th world war?

The Weird Experiment by Colonial Powers to Read the Minds of the People They Ruled

by Erik Linstrum

When Freud went global.

On President’s Day Let’s Remember Lincoln for This

by James Tuten

His mercy.

Does the 1896 Presidential Election Shed Light on Today’s Politics?

by Douglas M. Charles

Is Bernie Sanders our William Jennings Bryan?

This Is the Question Hillary and Bernie Voters Need to Decide

by Jacob Kramer

Should the Democratic nomination go to the pragmatist or the idealist, the progressive or the socialist?

“You Can Fool All the People”: Did Lincoln Say It?

by David B. Parker

The fascinating story that can now be told about the quip thanks to digitized data bases.

The Unexpected Legacy of George Washington

by Edward G. Lengel

He made it possible for entrepreneurs to thrive.

The Surprising Reaction I Got When I Assigned Barbara Tuchman’s Popular History of World War 1 to College Students

by B. C. Knowlton

They said that the book was too hard to read. This is a problem.

Why I Wrote a Book About TR’s Relationship with His Son Quentin

by Eric Burns

Admittedly, this is an unusually small topic for a book about Roosevelt, a man who looms large. But I have three reasons.

Channeling George: On Friendship with the Opposite Sex

by Thomas Fleming

Reflections on George Washington, Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day.

No Way Will Either Trump or Sanders Be Elected President*

by Ronald L. Feinman

*Except that the same thing was said about 11 other people in the last century – and they wound up being president.

Bernie Sanders: The 2016 Peace Candidate

by Lawrence S. Wittner

Peace Action—the largest peace organization in the United States—has announced its endorsement of Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination for President.

Is Lincoln’s the Next Statue to Go?

by Daniel W. Crofts

Lincoln’s career should remind us that moral complexity lies at the heart of the American experience.

The Shocking Story of Hitler’s Jewish Spy

by John Broich

And the lesson it holds for us today as we decide whether to admit Syrian refugees.

Why Is Studying “Whiteness” Controversial?

by Eric Avila

A professor who teaches whiteness studies says it disrupts our way of thinking of white identity as normal.

Still Misleading America About Thomas Jefferson

by John Fea

Faux historian David Barton can keep saying Jefferson wanted a Christian America but it’s not true.

Think Bush v. Gore Was Contentious? There’s Another Election Where the Rival Candidate was Shot and Killed.

by Edward B. Foley

It happened in Kentucky in 1899 in a blatantly stolen election.

The Puzzling Apologies for Woodrow Wilson’s Racism in A. Scott Berg’s Recent Biography

by Sheldon M. Stern

And few noticed until now?

Barack Obama’s About to Become an Ex-President

by Cody Foster

But what kind of ex-president is he going to be?