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The Art of Writing History
How Eric Hobsbawm brought revolution to a broad audience. -
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AI Is an Anti-Primary Source Machine
Real voices from the past are threatened by chatbots designed to amplify — and ultimately become — the loudest voices in the room. -
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Where Lies the Revolutionary Soldier?
As the U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday, historians and archaeologists are working to recover the names of those who fought for independence.
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CommentWe Can’t Let the Kaepernick Era Be Erased From History
Critics say the Black Lives Matter movement in sports went too far. In reality, it didn’t go far enough, and the backlash to it has been brutal.The Nation -
Book ExcerptA Legal History of Anti-Chinese Racism in America
What the legal archives reveal the Chinese American experience in 19th century America.Literary Hub -
Book ReviewThe Making of a Judicial Coup
Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan’s new book reminds readers that the Supreme Court’s power to determine a law’s validity has no basis in the Constitution.The New Republic -
First PersonWhen Memory Serves
The meaning of small-scale 9/11 memorials.Commonweal -
RetrievalThe Death of Honor
Douglas MacArthur wanted West Point grads to uphold the most romantic definitions of honor. Instead his credo fostered a culture of duplicity and subterfuge.Jacobin -
sourcedKahane Nation?
A racist returns to America.Arc: Religion, Politics, Et Cetera -
exhibit9/11 in American Memory
How do Americans remember 9/11 personally, locally in New York, and nationally in museums, memorials, and foreign policy?