Symbols and Seeds: A Historical View of the National Arts and Humanities Endowments
In a scene from the recent film “Jackie,” Natalie Portman meticulously recreates First Lady Jacqueline…
Browsing: Politics
From Devolution to DeVos: A Brief History of the Federal Role in American Education
The current debate over Republican President Donald Trump’s appointment of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of…
Histories in Progress: Writing and Teaching the Past as it Unfolds
“You can’t forget the bills. They have an obligation to make payments. Many NATO nations…
Those Revolting Bureaucrats
Seemingly out of nowhere, it began as soon as President Trump was inaugurated. We’ve been…
Women Unite! Lessons from 1977 for 2017
Forty years ago, in a very different political climate, when the Republican and Democratic Parties…
When Antifascism Comes to America
Just as the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks provoked intellectuals to revisit the question of…
Historians Suggest Readings to Understand the 2016 Election
Over the past few weeks, we’ve asked our twitter followers this question: As a historian,…
Donald Trump and the Anti-New Deal Tradition
The phenomenon of Trumpism has represented a challenge for the United States but has been…
Putting the 2016 Election into Historical Context
How can we understand the 2016 presidential election in a broad context of American history?…
The Pitfalls of Writing the First Draft of History
As an American political historian, I’m occasionally asked to offer thoughts about the current state…