Historians in the News

Historian: Proclamation Naming Pa. State Gun Gets Facts Wrong

A historian who once lived in Berks County says the bill that designated the Pennsylvania long rifle as the official state gun is riddled with errors.

Irish slave owners were compensated historian reveals

Hogan writes that the British paid slave owners over $30 million in compensation for the loss of their ‘property.’

Two historians are in a race against time to preserve early church records from destruction

The historians are racing against inexorable church closings, occasional fires, and a more mundane but not uncommon peril: the actual loss of documents, which most often occurs when a church elder dies.

Professor Ilan Pappé: Israel Has Chosen to be a 'Racist Apartheid State'

"I think Israel in 2014 made a decision that it prefers to be a racist apartheid state and not a democracy," Pappé says.

Daniel Pipes says in interview that the absence of anti-Israel protests in Muslim countries is highly significant

"I don't know of a single Jewish Israeli who wants the warfare to go on!"

Historian who calls bull&%$@ on July 4th parade causes controversy

by HNN Staff

"We need to stop these displays of nonsense history."

This is what motivated history students in high school and middle school can do!

Amazing work being done by students in Texas.

Plagiarism scandals galore … but no consequences?

by Ann Ribidoux

"Is it the summer of plagiarism?"

Stephen Cohen was once considered a top Russia historian. Now he publishes odd defenses of Vladimir Putin, says critic

by Cathy Young

"The Nation just published his most outrageous one yet."

Harvard historian: strategy of climate science denial groups 'extremely successful'

Professor Naomi Oreskes says actions of climate denialists are laying the foundations for the government interventions they fear the most.

Historian Curt Gentry, known for Hoover biography and ‘Helter Skelter,’ dies at 83

Mr. Gentry had wide-ranging interests as a historian.

It’s Martin Kramer vs. Ari Shavit vs. Benny Morris

by Martin Kramer

How did Kramer manage to get into a fight with both of these guys?

Obama to award National Humanities Medals to 3 historians

Awards will go to David Brion Davis, Darlene Clark Hine and Anne Firor Scott.

John D’Emilio, renowned professor of gay studies, retires

"I need to get back to a combination of intellectual work with activism, advocacy and community organizing because that's where I came from."

Journalist Michael Wolraich says he wrote his new book about the Progressives to teach Americans how to do liberal politics

by Elias Isquith

"I was fascinated by the story and fascinated about what it can teach us about politics today."

It's official: 2014 AHA election results are in

President:  Vicki Ruiz.  President-elect is the University of Pittsburgh's Patrick Manning.  

In new book UC Berkeley historian Waldo E. Martin, Jr. takes Black Panther Party's point of view

by Ron Briley

"Essentially, Bloom and Martin write their history from the perspective of the BPP, relying upon oral histories of the party as well as a close reading of the party newspaper."

Ukrainian Leaders Are Using David Barton's Theocratic Pseudo-History To Build Their Nation

"They were absolutely shocked to find out how practical the Bible was," Barton said.

Historian Tim Furnish says liberals shouldn't be astonished that ISIS is stoning women to death -- "in many Muslim countries ... large majorities ... favor stoning"

"The "prophet" of Islam sanctioned stoning for adultery; the practice was legal praxis in many Islamic societies across the 14 centuries from his time to today."

Historian turns baker?

Former dean Michael Sherman wanted to work with his hands.