Roundup Top 10!
Taking Stock of Gender History at the American Historical Association Annual Meeting 2019by MONICA L. MERCADOWhy are so many scholars taking stock of gender history and women in the historical profession now? |
How Democracies Dieby STEVEN LEVITSKY AND DANIEL ZIBLATTTwo Harvard social scientists, studying history and contemporary events, share their frightening insights. |
Nativism and Who Is Considered a "Real American"by CALEB ELFINBEIN AND PETER HANSONA new survey explores American attitudes toward their national identity. The results should give us pause. |
The Dangerous Rise of the IUD as Poverty Cure and the History Behind Itby CHRISTINE DEHLENDORF AND KELSEY HOLTThe notion that limiting women’s reproduction can cure societal ills has a long, shameful history. |
Why it took a century to pass an anti-lynching lawby Louis P. MasurA century of political organizing could not overcome a powerful tool of white supremacy — until now. |
Tenure and the Invisible Facultyby Joseph G. RamseyBy not standing up for adjuncts, tenure-track professors have undermined their own power. |
The Louvre is returning sculptures to West Africa. Here’s how and why it's happening.by John Warne MonroeFrance is finally facing up to its colonial legacy. |
Why Nancy Pelosi Was Reelected Speaker of the Houseby Kathryn L. PearsonWhy has Nancy Pelosi been able to hold on to power for so long? |
The Dick Cheney of ‘Vice’ just craves power. The reality was worse.by James MannThe former veep’s ideological agenda did far more damage than his quest for clout. |
Tectonic Shifts in Attitudes toward Israelby Daniel PipesAs Arabs and Muslims warm to Israel, the Left grows colder. These shifts imply one great imperative for the Jewish state. |