Historians/History

How Is Emmett Till Remembered?

by Dave Tell and Patrick Weems

That depends on whose story gets told.

The Best Seller Historians Shouldn’t Overlook

by Jennifer Freilach

It’s Michael Lewis’s new book about the psychology pioneers Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman.

Trump: Hitler Analogies

A chronicle of analogies appearing in the media in 2017.

The Three Problems with Historical Comparisons to Trump

by David J. Shorten

The point of history is to provide a backstory to the problem at hand, not to compare it with something similar.

Here's What Historians Say in Private About Trump's Election

by Rick Shenkman

Amongst themselves they jokingly wonder if it may one day mark the end of the Republic. But are they joking?

Nine Errors in Three Pages

by Daniel Pipes

Here we go again: Another professor dealing with the Middle East or Islam who can’t get basic facts right.

Who Really Freed the Slaves?

by Michael Hogan

We should be teaching our kids the stories about blacks who won major battles in the Civil War.

How did John Quincy Adams Become a Great Ex-President

by Matthew Mason and David Waldstreicher

By failing as president and dealing with why and how.

The Pioneering Feminist, Freethinker and Abolitionist History Forgot (And then Found)

by Bonnie S. Anderson

Jew, atheist, woman, and foreigner, Ernestine Rose was written out of American history.

Beyond Forgetting: An Interview with Steve Sem-Sandberg on His Historical Novel, "The Chosen Ones"

by Robin Lindley

Acclaimed Swedish author Steve Sem-Sandberg brings to life the world of the horrific Spiegelgrund clinic in his recent award-winning novel, "The Chosen Ones."

The Four Words We Wish George Washington Said

by David B. Parker

They are: “So Help Me God.”

The Real Reason So Many People Hold Academic Historians in Contempt

by Matthew Hughes

They don’t see the point of a lot of academic research.

The Forgotten First Attempt to Plant a Colony on US Soil

by William Loren Katz

Shockingly (or not) it was accompanied by the establishment of slavery. First the Spanish enslaved Indians, then blacks.

The Black and Indian Freedom Fighters Who Defeated the US Army on Christmas Day, 1837

by William Loren Katz

It’s not a story Hollywood’s celebrated. But it’s history we shouldn’t forget.

What Happened to Raoul Wallenberg?

by Ingrid Carlberg

Forget all those headlines. Sadly, we still don’t know.

America’s Forgotten Cuban Colony

by Michael E. Neagle

It was called the Isle of Pines. Hundreds of Americans called it home.

Hard-Earned Lessons from History for Leaders Caught in Worst-Case Scenarios

by Michael Scott

How to avoid assassination and deal with your enemies.

How One of the Great Charity Rainmakers of All Time Raised Money

by Robert E. Wright

His name was Edward Everett. And he practically invented the techniques we still use today.

Before Elie Wiesel Was a Hero to Germans, He Was Regarded as a Nuisance – or Worse

by Jacob S. Eder

Germany’s coming to terms with the Nazi past was a difficult, contradictory, and long-winded process, illustrated by its evolving attitude toward Wiesel.

So What Are You Doing With That History Major?

by Fred Johnson

A former Marine explains how his training as a historian came in handy.