Historians/History

The Warren Court Decisions Earl Warren Said Were the Most Important ... "One Person, One Vote"

by J. Douglas Smith

This week's the 50th anniversary of the decision in Reynolds.  

A Historian Writes a History of a Tobacco Company and Never Mentions Lung Cancer?

by Daniel J. Robinson

Would it surprise you to learn that a university historian published a book on Canada's largest tobacco firm that never once mentioned lung cancer?

It's Time Historians Get Past the Stereotype of Romani Peoples and Write Them into History

by Becky Taylor

Whether vilified as in Europe or unseen as in America, Romani peoples are rarely seen as having a place in a country, either geographically or socially.

The Surprising Evidence that Woodrow Wilson Was Suffering from a Brain Malfunction Before the Stroke that Crippled Him

by Richard Striner

Almost everyone who knows anything about Woodrow Wilson agrees he was a tragic figure, but was it his own fault or not?

The Most Haunting Interview You'll Ever Read: When Japanese Islanders Were Ordered to Commit Mass Suicide

by Kinjo Shigeaki (Interviewed by Michael Bradley)

"I don’t remember exactly how we killed our mother, maybe we tried to use rope at first, but in the end we hit her over the head with stones."

The Forgotten Fight Against Fascism

by William Loren Katz

Today's students deserve more than a few textbook paragraphs describing the fight against fascism before 1939 while the governments of the United States, England, and France encouraged its aggressions.

The World War II Tragedy Everybody's Forgotten but Everybody Should Remember

by Jonathan Harrison

The Czech town that was wiped out by the Nazis.

Why We Need to Talk About the Genetic Basis of Race

by Nicholas Wade

"The issue is how best to sustain the fight against racism in light of new information from the human genome that bears on race."

Black Women Entertainers in a Revolutionary Time: An Interview with Historian Ruth Feldstein

by Robin Lindley

Dr. Feldstein details the work and struggle of each of these women who achieved fame in male-dominated cultural industries while resisting racist and sexist stereotypes.

Woodrow Wilson's Blunders as a Wartime President

by Richard Striner

All through America’s active involvement in World War I — from the war declaration in April 1917 to the armistice in November 1918 — Woodrow Wilson’s presidential leadership was often egregious.

Why Is New York City Still Celebrating Statues of Racists?

by Alan Singer

"I am not calling for these statues to be taken down. A better history lesson would be placing new plaques on the statues.”

What Are Leftists Thinking?

by Jesse Lemisch

An account of the annual conference of the Left Forum by a left-wing historian.

Woodrow Wilson’s Four Mistakes in the Early Years of World War I

by Richard Striner

"Woodrow Wilson was pre-positioning the American people for a colossal and catastrophic let-down."

What is There About D-Day that We Don’t Know?

by Craig L. Symonds

For most Americans, the story of D-Day, the largest and most consequential amphibious landing in history, begins and ends with the assault on Omaha Beach. But there's more.

Why Independent-Minded Intellectuals Who Demand Moral Integrity Are so Rare

by Lawrence Davidson

Most people of high intellect have sought to serve power and not critique or question it.

The Big Event that Made the GOP Obsessed with Tax Cuts

by Mike O’Connor

The conservative passion for lowering taxes is so ubiquitous today that one might be surprised to learn that it is a relatively recent innovation.

Adam Hochschild Reveals His Secret to Good Writing

by James Green

Melville's got it right: “To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.”

Why It's Smart to Remember the Tiananmen Square Massacre even If the Chinese Don't Want to

by Jeff Roquen

Since the Tiananmen Square Massacre, economic expediency has trumped human rights in America’s relationship with China. Why it shouldn't.

Lincoln's Renomination 150 Years Ago Broke a Trend

by Stan M. Haynes

There was no guarantee that the Republicans would re-nominate the nation’s wartime leader, Abraham Lincoln, for a second term. It was an era of one-term presidents.

You Know Jackie Robinson, but Shouldn't We Remember Moses Fleetwood Walker, too?

by Michael H. Ebner

Moses Fleetwood Walker should not be regarded as a trivial footnote.