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Alice Walker's Not Guilty of Antisemitism

by Robert Cohen

As a student at Spelman, at risk to herself, she rose to the defense of the Jewish historian Howard Zinn. She remains proud of that defense to this day. 

What Could Be the Consequence of Trump’s Decision to Intervene in the Arrest of that Chinese National in Canada?

by Tom Clifford

We can’t be sure and that’s what’s scary.

What I’m Reading: An Interview With Historian Stacy D. Fahrenthold

by Erik Moshe

A historian should have “a willingness to fail frequently, and a commitment to failing a little bit better each time.”

Is Monticello Monetizing Race at Jefferson’s Expense?

by M. Andrew Holowchak

The foundation that runs Monticello is using public funds to perpetuate a slave narrative that is open to question.

In Memory of the Man Who Was Identified with the “God Is Dead” Movement

by Ed Simon

Reflections on the Death of Thomas J.J. Altizer, the last nonconformist.

Now that the Bush Funeral Is Over with, We Need to Talk Honestly About the End of the Cold War

by Tarik Cyril Amar

And what we got wrong.

The Firing of Marc Lamont Hill Raises This Question

by Michael R. Fischbach

Is there a free speech double standard for blacks and whites?

The GOP Wasn’t Always the Party of Right-wingers

by Ronald L. Feinman

It’s worth remembering this.

It’s Time We Stop Seeing Donald Trump as Another Andrew Jackson

by David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler

Comparing the different times in which both men ran for president is more instructive than comparing the men themselves.

What I’m Reading: An Interview with Jennifer Frost

by Tiffany April Griffin

Her thoughts on women’s history, her advice to history students, and more!

Were the Russians Behind Fake News that Helped Bring Down a Labour Government in 1924?

by Gill Bennett

Maybe yes, maybe no. But either way there are lessons to be learned from this story.

75 Years Ago Ernie Pyle Wrote a Tribute to a Dead World War 2 Soldier

by Gregory Sumner

It’s still worth remembering.

One Thing We Know for Sure About Brexit Is the Effect It’s Having on British Political Identity

by Luke Reader

The firmest indicator of political identity is whether one supports leaving or remaining in the EU.

Separating Children from Their Parents Is an Anglo-American Tradition

by Jeremy Seabrook

We need to face facts.

These Two Midwestern Democrats Could Be Serious Contenders for the Presidency in 2020

by Ronald L. Feinman

Their names? Ohio’s Sherrod Brown and Minnesota’s Amy Klobuchar.

“The First Black Feminist-Abolitionist in America”

by Jeff Biggers

Why you should know the story of Maria Stewart.

When Did the GOP Move to the Dark Side?

by Richard Striner

A once-decent party has given in to the worst impulses of its base.

What I’m Reading: An Interview With Caribbean Historian Anasa Hicks

by Erik Moshe

“In a political climate where fewer and fewer of our elected officials believe in the relevance of the truth, historians are guardians of what actually happened.”

What Teaching the Classics Taught Me

by Patrick Lacroix

And what they have taught my students.

These Three Historians Have Something Meaningful to Say to Help Us Survive the Trump Era

by Bruce W. Dearstyne

Joseph Ellis, Doris Kearns Goodwin, and Jon Meacham. We should listen to them.