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In Era of Hardening Identities, Trump Order on Jews Kindles Questions Old and New

The president said he wanted to target anti-Semitic speech on campuses, but in the time of new nationalism, nothing is really that simple.

Exposed as Stasi Spy, a Newspaper Owner Tries to Reclaim His Story

“I’m not an Easterner who has to apologize. I’m not an Easterner who needs to grovel,” he said in an interview at his newspaper’s offices.

Lawsuit seeks to overturn Silent Sam settlement at UNC

A settlement announced abruptly by the University of North Carolina System and its board of governors last month gives the North Carolina division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans all rights to the statue, bans the monument from any of the 14 counties with a UNC institution and creates a $2.5 million independent charitable trust for its preservation. 

Gamblers, Wastrels and Lumberjacks: An Old Cemetery Gives Up Its Secret History

An estimated 72 people died during construction of a rail tunnel through the Montana mountains. After more than 100 years, their final resting place has been found.

Due to Nazi past, Krispy Kreme owners give millions to Holocaust survivors

"As survivors age their needs are growing ever greater," said Claims Conference executive vice-president Greg Schneider.

The fiercest federal lawman you never knew — and he was African American

Bass Reeves is finally getting his due in popular culture.

In 1974, one congressman lay awake at night, agonizing over impeachment

The name Walter Flowers has vanished from historical memory but on the eve of impeachment, Americans should remember him. 

Children in the ancient Middle East were valued and vulnerable — not unlike children today

by Shawn Flynn and Kristine Garroway

The choices that societies make concerning the treatment of children can bring about the greatest of debates and prompt significant political action. 

A girl named Greta and the seriously sexist history of Time’s Person of the Year

At 16, she becomes the youngest Person of the Year ever, and only the fifth woman — er, girl; er, female — in the 90-plus years Time has been naming a Man/Woman/Person of the Year.

Monumental statue of black man defies Confederate monuments

A massive bronze sculpture of a young black man with dreadlocks astride a muscular horse was permanently installed Tuesday in Virginia’s capital city, not far from one of the country’s most prominent displays of Confederate monuments. 

From Consensus To Deadlock: Is Impeachment Still A Check On Presidents?

The arc of partisanship in impeachment, to some extent, matches the increased polarization of politics in America over the last 45 years. It moves from consensus to deadlock.

Civil War Soldiers Used Hair Dye to Make Themselves Look Better in Pictures, Archaeologists Discover

Researchers have uncovered evidence indicating that Civil War soldiers dyed their hair to look better in photos.

After 3 Year FOIA Lawsuit, Washington Post Publishes Afghanistan Papers, A Secret History of the War

More than 2,000 pages of interviews and memos reveal a secret history of the war.

'Modern-day Pentagon Papers’: Comparing the Afghanistan Papers to blockbuster Vietnam War study

Both studies were commissioned by obscure Defense Department agencies, Both are massive, and Both involved court battles, but 1971 was more dramatic. 

Risk rooted in colonial era weighs on Bahamas’ efforts to rebuild after Hurricane Dorian

by Jason von Meding, David O. Prevatt, and Ksenia Chmutina

The historical context of injustice, discrimination and inequality – experienced through social structures that cause harm to certain people – is often missing. This context informs today’s risk.

"Indian Land Forever": The 50th anniversary of the Alcatraz Island takeover

Alcatraz didn't become "Indian Land Forever," as the occupiers had hoped. But these brave activists did open America's eyes to the rank poverty, alcoholism, and high infant mortality rate on Native reservations.

Cruel primary history lessons Joe Biden won't want to hear

What happens in the early states, where the former VP is trailing, offers clues about how the nomination might turn out.

Nikki Haley's Confederate Flag Comments Spark Backlash

She told the conservative radio host Glenn Beck that the Confederate flag symbolized “service, sacrifice and heritage” for some people in her state until Dylann S. Roof “hijacked” it.

The Founding Fathers Feared Foreign Influence—And Devised Protections Against It

If the United States was going to be different, the framers needed a founding document that fully recognized and defended against the corrupting influence of foreign money and power, particularly on the president.

Brexit will ultimately destabilise Europe, historians fear

Experts on European politics and history are shocked by the imbalance in the media coverage – and are warning of the probably consequences.