New perspectives on how history is made
To answer that question, Elizabeth A. Lehfeldt tells a pedagogical story in two parts.
As long as Americans continue to flood into Mexico, the wall will do little to deter crossings.
For more than 70 years, undocumented immigrants have shaped the U.S. economy.
And What We Should Expect for Our Current President
A shutdown looks like the beginning of the end that Lincoln always knew was possible.
If the multiple charges against Trump prove out, he’ll easily displace Nixon at the top of the Crooked Modern Presidents list.
What history can teach us about the election of President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil.
By understanding the history of science, we can “keep the world from falling apart.”
A tale of imperial power gone awry that could hardly have been uglier. Yet, it’s hard to imagine how things won’t, in fact, get uglier still.
If he did, and used soldiers to build it, they would all be committing a federal crime.
The president’s endorsement of the U.S.S.R.’s invasion of Afghanistan echoes a narrative promoted by Vladimir Putin.
Here's some historical perspective on socialists in Congress.
This week's broad sampling of opinion pieces found on the Internet, as selected by the editors of HNN.
Why has Nancy Pelosi been able to hold on to power for so long?
Why are so many scholars taking stock of gender history and women in the historical profession now?
A new survey explores American attitudes toward their national identity. The results should give us pause.
By not standing up for adjuncts, tenure-track professors have undermined their own power.
The notion that limiting women’s reproduction can cure societal ills has a long, shameful history.
France is finally facing up to its colonial legacy.
The former veep’s ideological agenda did far more damage than his quest for clout.
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