New perspectives on how history is made
It happened in 1919 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Until now we didn’t know.
Research now shows systematic research on human heredity goes back at least half a century longer than supposed, and that from the start it was bound up with eugenic fears and ambitions.
Bill Graebner taught at Fredonia for 33 years. Now he authors travel books, blogs, and loves photography.
And the disheartening truth about the policies and attitudes of some of our greatest presidents.
But what do we know about her?
A conversation with historian Nell Painter on her life in history and her “encore career” in art.
These are the lessons we should have learned.
Is the story of the possible suicide of a president (in this case Teddy Roosevelt) off limits?
We might find them a cure for the moral illnesses of our day: inauthenticity, cravenness, unconcern, mendacity, injustice, and ignorance.
Her first history class in college revealed in shocking ways that she had essentially been lied to in school about nearly every aspect of the past.
As you tap out words on your phone, it’s worth remembering that you are participating in history.
When problems seem out of control, William James suggests turning to what you can control.
An historian’s assessment of the 44th president’s understanding of American history.
The evidence shows a gap between his approbation of a free press and his experience with it.
It whitewashes FDR's response to the Holocaust.
And won.
He made sure the most important questions were answered.
Three portraits should be added to the room the Senate uses to honor great members: John McCain, George Norris, and Ted Kennedy
At McCain’s funeral he presented himself as a foreign policy sage. He wasn’t one.
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