Historians in the News

Ron Chernow’s Hamilton is suited to the times, but leaves a lot out

by Andrew M. Schocket

So does the musical on which it’s based.

Ken Burns Calls Trump ‘Insult To Our History’ At Stanford Commencement

"I implore those 'Vichy Republicans' who have endorsed him to please, please reconsider."

New biography tells all about a forthright Mormon historian, Leonard Arrington, who told all

To the end of his life Arrington worried that he might face some kind of church discipline for his candid approach to the past.

Critic says professors are unfairly dismissing Sidney Blumenthal’s biography of Lincoln

"There seems to be some reluctance among academic historians to accept A Self-Made Man for the instant classic it clearly is."

Morton White, Philosopher and Historian, Dies at 99

Historians will remember him for his pathbreaking book, "The Revolt Against Formalism. "

Bartlomiej Plebanczyk, an unassuming historian and museum director in northeastern Poland, believes he has found the long-lost Amber Room

The location? A former German bunker in Mamerki, Poland.

David Petraeus says of all the people profiled in obits in the NYT he’d want to have dinner with U.S. Grant

"In my view, Grant stands alone among American military leaders as hugely impressive at all three levels of war:"

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks about his book "Jacksonland" and what it says about America’s democratic tradition

"What Trump captures is Jackson's attitude, which you could probably say of a lot of other politicians through the generations."

After his release from jail Jewish historian Stephan Templ says new evidence proves his claim he was framed by the Austrian government

He announced that he was immediately moving to the Czech Republic in protest of his conviction. “I don’t want to live in a place that stole my freedom for no legitimate reason.”

Hugh Honour, Art Historian and Author, Dies at 88

Mr. Honour wrote and edited with John Fleming, his life partner, from a base in italy.

Edgar Feuchtwanger, the historian who lived next door to Hitler

Today, at 91, the author of biographies of Disraeli and Gladstone, could well be the last German Jew alive who grew up within arm’s reach of Hitler and observed him day to day, if only in fleeting glimpses.

Workplace boredom is driving women back to the kitchen, claims historian Maggie Andrews

She’s the author of "The Acceptable Face of Feminism: 100 Years of the Women’s Institute."

Bernard Lewis hits 100 and is admired for his perspicaciousness

by Martin Kramer

He was often pilloried decades ago for his work, but events vindicated him, says Martin Kramer.

Harvard historian Caroline Elkins exposed the truth about the British role in Kenya — and got grief from peers

Then a British court confirmed many of her claims, though critics remain convinced she overstated her case.

Emory historian pens an op ed in the WaPo that goes viral and a book is born

The book is "White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide.” The author is historian Carol Anderson.

Illinois history professor Kevin Mumford wanted gay black men to know they have a history so he wrote a book about them

"I hope, through these really admirable individuals, this book will help educate."

"Sorry, Vice-Chancellor. We need more historians of the sixth century."

Historian Charles West disparages comments made by a UK Vice-Chancellor.

This historian says racism is not a teaching tool

by Ibram X. Kendi

Ibram X. Kendi imagines what whites would make of a building named after Osama bin Laden. Teaching tool?

History Relevance Campaign meets at the Smithsonian

by Tim Grove and John Dichtl

The History Relevance Campaign, a three-year old effort in the history field to raise the profile of history in American society, joined forces with the Smithsonian Institution on May 24 for a day-long meeting.

Bernard Lewis Turns 100

by Reuel Marc Gerecht

"When you look back to when you were young, when you'd started studying Islam, what drove your curiosity?" Lewis's opening surprised me: "My profound sense of inferiority."