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Trump’s Mysterious Attraction for Putin Betrays a Strong Authoritarian Streak

by Alonzo L. Hamby

Most US presidents have served apprenticeships in democratic politics that forced them to shed any authoritarian impulses. Trump has not.

Professor Watchlist Is Keeping an Eye on You!

by Jennifer Freilach

Many historians don’t approve. Here’s why.

So What Are You Doing With That History Major?

by Fred Johnson

A former Marine explains how his training as a historian came in handy.

The Case for History as a Tool to Change the World

by Cody J. Foster

This is our moment – if we seize it.

What’s Wrong with the Way We Have Been Defending the Humanities

by Jeremy C. Young

We have misunderstood our critics. They in turn misunderstand us.

What Use Is a Degree in History?

by Vaughn Davis Bornet, BA, MA, Ph.D.

This is what a 99 year old historian discovered decades ago.

The Russians Tried Once Before to Meddle in a U.S. Presidential Election

by Bruce W. Dearstyne

It did not go well.

Trump Got You Down? Here’s Inspiration.

by Sandra Weber

It’s the story of how suffragists prevailed in the long run by championing human rights.

Here’s What to Tell People Who Love to Remind Blacks that the Democratic Party Was Proslavery in the 19th Century

by Peter Cole

Donald Trump should probably read this, too.

What Went Wrong with Polling in the 2016 Election?

by Wendy Melillo

One lesson is already clear: We expect too much from polls.

What Happened to Raoul Wallenberg?

by Ingrid Carlberg

Forget all those headlines. Sadly, we still don’t know.

The Danger of Making an Oil Man Secretary of State

by Chad H. Parker

With a career pursuing goals independent of the very department he will head, history tells us that we should have little confidence that Rex Tillerson will serve the public.

Shocked that Barack Obama Will Be Succeeded by Donald Trump?

by Roy E. Finkenbine

History suggests why you shouldn’t be.

Can Cultural History Explain the Trump Phenomenon?

by David A. Horowitz

The Second Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s arguably represents the combination of white cultural nationalism, traditional morality, and populist self-identity we are seeing today.

White College Grads Preferred Donald Trump?

by John Willingham

This raises the question: What happened to critical thinking?

The Long History of Hostility toward Refugees

by Laura Madokoro

We even saw it in the Cold War when refugees by the hundreds of thousands fled China after Mao’s victory.

It’s Time to Give Herbert Hoover a Second Look: An Interview with Biographer Glen Jeansonne

by Jennifer Freilach

“Except for failing to end the Great Depression in one term, which no one could have done without a war, Hoover was a success in America.”

After 13,000 Days in Retirement, It’s Time To Reassess Jimmy Carter’s Presidency

by Ronald L. Feinman

And it is time to acknowledge that Jimmy Carter also had major accomplishments.

Why Jefferson Often Neglected to Capitalize “God”

by M. Andrew Holowchak

And why he periodically attended religious services and sang and prayed at such services when his god was deaf to supplication and praise.

The Black and Indian Freedom Fighters Who Defeated the US Army on Christmas Day, 1837

by William Loren Katz

It’s not a story Hollywood’s celebrated. But it’s history we shouldn’t forget.