New perspectives on how history is made
We have a history of being divided.
Is this the strange death of Irish America?
Guess who it honors?
Are we finally going to adopt sensible fire policies?
It’s not really a Madman Theory if the threatener is truly crazy.
Here are five ways.
It’s been 6 months since the British began the process of withdrawing from the EU. The signals thus far are not promising.
They want to privatize campgrounds, a surprising contributor to the national park experience.
Lee’s sorry record as a slave owner, whether he was guilty of the charge of “woman whipper” or not.
It’s long past time we did so.
The terrible question that remains today amid widespread ethnic cleansing and genocide is why nothing was done.
His favorite saying about history? Historians have the last word.
It failed miserably.
That can end badly if it devolves into infighting.
He’s borrowing tactics from his hero Andrew Jackson.
By talking tough and boasting that he’d love to throw a punch at a protester, candidate Trump pretended he was stepping down from his opulent Manhattan penthouse to commingle with the unwashed masses.
Why did you choose history as your career? I took my first ancient history course because it fit my schedule and was immediately hooked.
Speech delivered at the Rotary Club of Ashland, Oregon. This week he turns 100.
Ken Burns’s and Lynn Novick’s implicit “honor the troops” undertone makes this documentary a platform for the neo-orthodox culture war players.
In October they’re holding a conference in DC.
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