Current Events that Relate to History

Mitt Romney’s legacy is a reminder of how governing used to work.

Religion in the U.S. the was formed through the violent structures of settler rule, Indigenous displacement, and the remaking of sovereignty, land, and belief.

Jesse Jackson’s campaigns replaced mass organizing with brokerage politics and accelerated the Democratic left’s neoliberal turn.

Dorothy Day’s path to sainthood is marked by tension between her heroic service and her rejection of violence.

In 1992, the tiny, unincorporated village of Naples, Idaho became the ground zero of a national movement of far-right, anti-government activists and agitators.

From municipal government to international trade, these writings examine the political rhetoric, economic theories, and changing policies of taxation in the U.S.