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Left and Right May Not Be Happy with the New AP Standards. Here’s Why You Should Be.

by Jeremy Stern

The 2015 revision offers much for those who approach the past without a present agenda.

What I'm Reading: An Interview with Juan Cole

by Tiffany April Griffin

The interview includes his favorite history book, his reason for writing a new textbook on world history, and his advice to history grads. 

Why the Left Should Fear Donald Trump

by T. Evan Faulkenbury

As Arthur Schlesinger Jr. warned 65 years ago, candidates like Trump can unleash forces that undermine democracy.

Refresher Course: How Bad Was the Corruption in Warren Harding's Administration? This Bad.

by Rick Shenkman

Here's why he deserves the bad reputation he earned (and it has nothing to do with his womanizing).

No Irish Need Apply?

by Richard Jensen

A teenager claimed that there’s proof in online newspaper archives that the Irish faced massive job discrimination. The media proclaimed her a star. Only she was wrong.

“I Did a Rather Stupid Thing” – Searching for My Grandfather’s Private Murray in the Last Days of WW II

by Joshua Spivak (Interview by Marc Spivak)

A moving story about a historian’s investigation of his grandfather’s war story.

The Invisible Man at the Center of the Atomic Bomb Debate

by Thomas Fleming

His name was Leslie Groves. Surprisingly, almost no one has taken note of his role.

What’s Missing from the Debate About the Refugees in Calais Who Are Eager to Go to Britain

by Luke Reader

Put simply: for reasons of history, fairness, and responsibility, Britain should do more for them.

Why Can’t We Even Talk About Abortion?

by James Robenalt

Even on Facebook people get into fights over the issue.

Capturing History as it Really Happened in October 1962 (Part 4)

by Sheldon M. Stern

President Kennedy’s Confrontation with the Joint Chiefs of Staff on October 19th.

The Second Amendment Con Job

by Gregory J. W. Urwin

The founding fathers agreed to the Second Amendment in order to assuage the public, which worried about the Constitution's provision for an army.

The Ugly and Forgotten Legacy of Potsdam

by Bradley Brewer

The United States was complicit in legalizing the largest episode of ethnic cleansing that occurred in the twentieth century when 12,000,000 to 16,000,000 Germans came to be expelled from their historic homelands.

Only One Occupied Country in Europe Rose to the Defense of Jews During World War II.

by Yoav J. Tenembaum

It was Denmark. The Danes remarkable story of heroism is worth remembering in this the 70 th year since the end of the war.

This Is One Unsuspected Reason Americans Consume So Much

by Robert Paarlberg

It’s our tax policy. It leads to the excessive consumption of both food and fossil fuel.

Wanted: A Statesman for President

by Robert Messman

What this country needs is a president who will take the long view – like Gerald Ford.

Dr. Jonas Salk, the Knight in a White Lab Coat: An Interview with Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs

by Robin Lindley

In her new biography, Dr. Charlotte DeCroes Jacobs, tells the story of this complicated American icon and idealistic physician-scientist who, from childhood, wanted to perform a noble act that would leave the world a better place.

Post Mortem: Taliban Leader Mullah Omar

by Brian Glyn Williams

Omar said that giving up Osama bin Laden to the Americans would mean the end of Islam.

Why Have Germans Taken such a Hard Line with Greece?

by Louis A. Ferleger and Jonathan Zatlin

In part it’s because they learned the wrong lesson from the unification of East and West Germany.

As We Head into the GOP Debate, Here's a Question from Jefferson: Are We Voters Up to His Demanding Standards of Virtue?

by M. Andrew Holowchak

In his view, only citizens who embrace their civic responsibilities are worthy of a republic.

The Backstory to U2’s Record of Activism

by Alan McPherson

How a rock band evolved to become the face of global activism.