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The Many Joys of Writing History

by Walter G. Moss

It is the chance to stand back and observe the whole human story, with all its tragedies and comedies, and like Shakespeare think “What a piece of work is man!”

Teaching the Fall of the Roman Republic During the Trump Presidency

by Edward Watts

My students are trying to understand Rome’s mistakes and discover sources of its political resilience.

A Dozen Books To Help Weather The Political Storm

by John T. Shaw

The discipline of serious reading helps us slow down, think more carefully, weigh evidence, and respect - and expect - careful argument.

What Can the Humanities Teach Us About Big Data?

by Jo Guldi

The "Critical Search" techniques of Big Data uncover the nuances and patterns of the past in the Humanities.

What Can One Ecologist Teach Historians?

by John Gaudet

Ecology can help substantiate historical changes that might otherwise go unnoticed.

What I’m Reading: An Interview With Russianist Historian Katherine Antonova

by Erik Moshe

A historian sees what happened in the past not as a set story, but as disparate bits of evidence that might or might not cohere enough to answer our questions.

Why Aren't Americans More Enraged About Russian Interference? World War 2 History Helps Explain

by William K. Klingaman

Even after Pearl Harbor, "the Greatest Generation" was often complacent about foriegn threats. 

We Need to Acknowledge the Power of the Israel Lobby

by Walter L. Hixson

Israel and its American supporters have assembled the most powerful lobby pursuing the interests of a foreign country in all American history.

“National Security Crisis” or “Power Grab”?

by M. Andrew Holowchak

It’s not the Constitutionality of Trump’s Wall, but Its Morality that Matters

Proof that Bombs Can Stop Genocide

by Rafael Medoff

If President Roosevelt had heeded the pleas that were made in 1944 to use force against the machinery of genocide, many lives could have been saved.

Sacrificing Greatness For Personal Ambition

by Alon Ben-Meir

An Open Letter to Turksih President Erdogan

Barack Obama, Politics, and Presidential Rankings

by Ronald L. Feinman

How can political circumstances alter how scholars rank past presidents? 

Do We Make Writing on Jefferson Harder than It Really Is?

by M. Andrew Holowchak

Jeffersonian scholarship is not a fool’s errand, but it is extremely arduous.

Whose Country is This? Trump, Coolidge, and Immigration

by Bruce W. Dearstyne

It was a central question a century ago, and still is today. President Coolidge and President Trump might have similar answers.

How Do You Fire a Special Prosecutor? Ask Harry Truman.

by Andrew Coan

The Truman tax scandals teach an important lesson about the relationship between special prosecutors and democratic politics. 

What To Know About the History of Impeachment

by Peter Charles Hoffer

A primer on the constitutional basis of impeachment, when it's been used before, and what that means for our current political moment. 

How the Shortest Presidency Spurred a Brief Constitutional Crisis

by Suzy Evans

William Henry Harrision only served as president for 31 days but he still sparked a constituional debate. 

America Needs a Moral Leader in 2020

by Donald J. Fraser

And we can look to Abraham Lincoln as an example. 

What I’m Reading: An Interview With Historian Nikki Taylor

by Erik Moshe

"We must be able to see and write about the humanity in both our heroes and villains."

Is the Green New Deal Impossible?

by James Brewer Stewart

The Green New Dealers, the Abolitionists and the “Right Side of History”