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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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Regime Change
A coin featuring the likeness of President Trump doesn’t have many precedents in American history. The ancient Roman opponents of Julius Caesar could explain why. -
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How “History” Became Central at the Supreme Court
Originalists and historians use the past to accomplish very different tasks.
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Book ReviewWhat Role Should the Supreme Court Play in American Politics?
A wide-ranging new book examines how America’s highest court often gets in the way of democratic politics.The Nation -
Book ReviewDevils in America
The lessons that Donald Trump learned from Roy Cohn—lie, cheat, engage in unlimited corruption—now shape official government policy in the US.New York Review of Books -
Book ReviewA Portrait of Eugene Debs for Today’s Left
Socialism is on the march, and capitalism’s defenders are on the ropes. A new biography of the most prominent socialist agitator in American history is timely.Jacobin -
Book ReviewLiving, Laughing, Buying, and Voting
Two new books take on the history of American evangelical women’s cultural and political power.Drafting The Past -
CommentHow 1492 Created the U.S.A.
Columbus and his fellow explorers’ resource-grabbing, people-nabbing, bible-loving ways laid the groundwork for the nation we are today.Zócalo Public Square -
CommentWhat’s Wrong With Civility?
Civility can be a tool of engagement. But history has shown it can also be used to oppress the powerless.Inside Higher Ed -
exhibitNative Pasts
This exhibit showcases the cultural, political, and environmental histories of American Indians, from ancient civilizations to contemporary activism.