New perspectives on how history is made
A surprising amount of business, both small and large, is done with unanimous consent, meaning without any dissent, says a former Senate historian.
It’s made our politics much more susceptible to irrationality.
A historian finds both can make a compelling argument.
The takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge triggered unpleasant memories of guerrilla warfare from our past.
In 2008 she used a made-up quote for Harriet Tubman.
What they’re trying to sort out is how they should think about the British Empire.
What George Washington would think of Mr. Trump.
At a time when some American politicians seek to tar whole religions in broad brushstrokes, Islam is not a monolith, it is a mosaic.
Why these authors reach a surprising conclusion.
With some cultural changes reducing the enormity of distractions, prevention can become a realistic part of the response to ADHD.
Dehumanizing the victims as disease carriers makes it easier to discriminate against them.
A striking lesson from the Seven Years’ War.
Historically, militias were a tool of the state, not a force formed in opposition to the state.
Change can happen just the way Sanders says.
New legislation would require disclosure of donations, but leave the rest of the broken system unregulated.
An interview with David Shields, the author of "War Is Beautiful."
This is the long awful lesson of impoverished communities.
Here are a few reasons why that may not be such a crazy idea.
This is something politicians should keep in mind.
“I didn't think there's a really good general Environmental History textbook for undergrads, so I wrote one.”
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