Current Events that Relate to History
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CommentBorn in the USA
For the Supreme Court to accept the Trump administration’s attempt to revoke birthright citizenship, it would have to repudiate the Constitution.New York Review of Books -
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2026 Iran war
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CommentImperial Decline in the Straits of Hormuz
The Iran War as America's very own Suez crisis.Tom Dispatch -
Book ReviewIdea Smugglers
When the CIA distributed banned books behind the Iron Curtain.Commonweal -
LongreadThe Ballad of Ollie Jackson
How the baddest man in the St. Louis underworld failed to become a folk hero.North American Review -
BiographyMarion Post Wolcott: Documenting America
On Wolcott's trailblazing four years of photography with the Farm Security Administration.Library of Congress Blog -
LongreadA Brief History of the History of Science
What do "Works in Progress" and "Social Text" have in common?Asterisk
From the HNN Archive
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What Has His Billion Dollars Made of Him?
Finding shades of Elon Musk in Upton Sinclair’s 1937 novel about Henry Ford. -
There’s No Business Like Coup Business
In 1876, Porfirio Díaz successfully deposed the Mexican government. He couldn’t have done it without the help of powerful Americans. -
The Bad Bunny Doctrine
The Superbowl LX halftime show tapped into a 200-year old tradition of elevating hemisphere over nation in the struggle against imperial rule. -
An Appeal for Inaction
On the United States’ 150th birthday, Calvin Coolidge said that the country’s work was done. Not everyone agreed. -
Governing by Police
The Metropolitan Police Department in DC has been an essential component of Washington politics since its founding.