Ad Wars: A Long History with an Uncertain Future
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNKAlt-mrWM For television viewers, the end of the 2016 campaign meant an end to political…
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What Might Future History Dissertations About the 2016 Election Be Called?
Over the past few days, we asked our twitter followers the question “In the future,…
The 2016 Election and the Transformation of the Democratic Party
The unexpected result of the 2016 election sent shock waves through the Democratic party and…
From the Archives… Presidential Campaigns and Elections
As historians work to set this election season into historical context, it’s worth looking back…
Tom Hayden, Radical Liberal
New Left leader Tom Hayden died on October 23 at age 76. Activist and politician,…
Historians Reflect on 2016 Presidential Campaign
After an unusual election season, we asked our twitter followers to weigh in on the…
History Shows that Our Elections Are Rigged—Just Not the Way Donald Trump Thinks They Are
The integrity of the American electoral system is under attack. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump…
Comments on “The Kissinger Wars”
[Note that this piece is the final installment of our weeklong series on Kissinger and historians.] Among the…
History As It Really Wasn’t
[Note that this piece is a part of our weeklong series on Kissinger and historians. Come back during…
Perilous Polarities: A Defense of Historical Ecumenism
[Note that this piece is a part of our weeklong series on Kissinger and historians. Come back…