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Jan 11, 2015

The Two Sides of Ernest Shackleton – Hero and Failure

by Michael Smith

In business schools they study his leadership lessons, but his home life was a mess.

Jan 11, 2015

What Are We to Make of the Puzzling Lives of Two of the Leading Women in the Progressive Era?

by Stephen Turner

Crystal Eastman and Virginia Gildersleeve were prominent in their day. But did they matter?

Jan 11, 2015

What’s Wrong with the Way We Think About Presidents: An Interview with Julian E. Zelizer

by Scott Porch

Our inflated idea of presidential power, what’s happening with the book industry, and other topics.

Jan 11, 2015

Sure Drones Seem Like a Good Military Option Now, but If We Use Them, so Will Others

by Thomas I. Faith

That’s the lesson of chemical warfare.

Jan 11, 2015

Polio Boulevard: Karen Chase Recalls Her Childhood Illness, Her Complicated Recovery, and Her “Small History” (Interview)

by Robin Lindley

“For decades, polio terrified America, killing and crippling at random. It lurked anywhere, came on as easily as a cold. Any fever, any stiff neck or sore throat caused hysteria.”

Jan 9, 2015

What Are We to Make of the Attack in Paris?

by Andrew Seth Meyer

Jihidis want a war. We shouldn’t give them what they want.

Jan 9, 2015

Where Did Your New TV Come from? Well, It's Drenched in Congolese Blood.

by Gregory Kosc and Bradley J. Borougerdi

Westerners are still profiting from crimes against the Congolese people.

Jan 5, 2015

Ten Questions for Conservatives

by Lawrence S. Wittner

The questions suggest conservatives say one thing but do another.

Jan 5, 2015

The Nuclear Disaster You Never Heard of

by John Howard

How the United States whitewashed (literally) a nuclear accident in Spain that still hasn’t been cleaned up

Jan 5, 2015

Why Historians Need to Refocus on the Importance of Emotion in History, Starting with Shame

by Peter Stearns

Historians have to catch up with social scientists.

Jan 5, 2015

Nixon’s Righthand Man Makes Amends – Or Tries to

by Diana Klebanow

Dean has worked very hard to erase the image of him as a villain, but it remains to be seen whether he really should be regarded as a hero.

Jan 5, 2015

The North’s Shameful Refusal to Face Its Own Tangled Racial Past

by Jason Sokol

What we should learn from Senator Abraham Ribicoff’s failed attempt.

Jan 5, 2015

This Is Why We Should Remember the Battle of Okinawa

by Ota Masahide

The Battle of Okinawa was distinct from all other battles in the Pacific War in that it was fought in one of the 47 prefectures of Japan, with the majority of the resident civilian population still present.