Roundup

Source: The New Yorker

May 24, 2016

Bernie Sanders's Political Ancestor, Wayne Lyman Morse

by Jeffrey Frank

In some ways, Sanders’s career calls to mind the four-term Oregon Senator Wayne Lyman Morse, whose fierce opinions and commitment to something he called “constitutional liberalism” annoyed both major parties.

Source: The Chicago Tribune

May 23, 2016

Public restrooms and dignity for all

by Margaret Storey

Under Jim Crow, if there was no bathroom for you, you either did not go, or faced the choice between personal humiliation or arrest.

Source: The Los Angeles Times

May 22, 2016

It's time to acknowledge the genocide of California's Indians

by Benjamin Madley

Will the genocide against California Indians join the Armenian genocide and the Holocaust in public school curricula and public discourse?

Source: Sandbox Blog

May 22, 2016

Did Sykes-Picot favor Zionism?

by Martin Kramer

The answer is no.

Source: The Conversation

May 20, 2016

Why China still can’t make sense of the Cultural Revolution

by Kerry Brown

The Chinese Communist Party of the 21st century likes its history simple, its heroes and villains clear cut and its messages direct and unambiguous.

Source: Alternate

May 20, 2016

American Democracy Is in Crisis Mode and We're All Complicit: Here's What Needs to Happen

by Jim Sleeper

The crisis that has made Trump's victory a possibility isn’t about Trump. It’s about what's happening to the American people.

Source: NYT

May 20, 2016

If Trump Breaks Up the G.O.P., It Won’t Be a First

by Sean Wilentz

It’s rare, but major parties have fallen apart before, with friction over immigrants a common culprit.

Source: The Conversation

May 19, 2016

Kennewick Man will be reburied, but quandaries around human remains won’t

by Samuel Redman

One of the most complete prehistoric human skeletons discovered in North America, “Kennewick Man” also became the most controversial.

Source: Foreign Affairs

May 19, 2016

Two Myths About the United States and Vietnam

by Jonathan Zimmerman

Setting the Record Straight

May 19, 2016

Roundup Top 10!

This week's broad sampling of opinion pieces found on the Internet, as selected by the editors of HNN.

May 19, 2016

Crazy, Fascinating & Horrifying: Latest Edition

Talking trees. Founding Fathers pen names. Gay Prostitutes. Yes, and more.

May 19, 2016

Social Media News: What Historians Are Talking About

This week ... Manisha Sinha, Rick Perlstein, Simon Schama, Kevin Kruse and more!

May 19, 2016

Pop Culture Roundup: This Week

This week ... The movie that predicted Trump, the new "Roots" series, Mao, LBJ "All the Way," gay home movies, the Chinese shrine for a US pilot, and more!