Teaching the History of Capitalism in the High School Classroom
As a teacher of foundational courses on World History and U.S. History to high-school students,…
Author Mary Anne Christy
Still Bringing the State Back In Private Prisons and Mass Incarceration
Mass incarceration has been a project of state building. Accordingly, when I teach my students…
The Notion of Tax Reform in Historical Perspective
With the recent release of the Trump administration’s tax plan, the notion of “tax reform”…
Historian Miguel Levario on His Run for Congress
Did your view of the world as a historian affect your decision to run for…
The Craft Beer Explosion: Why Here? Why Now?
We are in a golden age of beer. For example, in the small upstate New…
A New Model for Preserving Presidential Records
The plans for the Obama Presidential Center are unfolding and highlight the vital role that…
Why Maxey Flats Matters—or, How to Find New Environmental Icons
In 1962, with powers vested by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), Kentucky licensed a…
The Racial Wealth Gap and the Problem of Historical Narration
From articles in the liberal press to histories of the “Frontiers of Wealth” during “America’s…
What’s in the June Issue of the Journal of American History?
The June issue of the Journal of American History is now online for subscribers. Included…
Toward an Environmental History of American Prisons
On a warm night in June 1845, two inmates recently escaped from the newly opened…