Roundup Top 10!
Why Are We Still Segregating Black History in February?by Christina Proenza-ColesEven before the U.S. was a nation, African-Americans played crucial roles in nearly every stage of history in the new world. ‘Honoring’ that history in one month is a travesty. |
Americans’ ignorance of history is a national scandalby Max BootYou simply can’t understand the present if you don’t understand the past. |
Max Boot’s Screed Against Historiansby John FeaBoot is the latest public intellectual to chide academic historians for failing to speak to public audiences. |
A quick response to Max Boot’s critique of historiansby Glenn David BrasherAren’t retention and anti-intellectualism the real problems? |
Do American Women Still Need an Equal Rights Amendment?by Susan ChiraWe’re already living in Phyllis Schlafly’s nightmare. |
Winthrop's "City" Was Exceptional, Not Exceptionalistby Jim SleeperThere are compelling anthropological reasons why almost every society in history has invented “special covenant” and “origin” myths, or “constitutive fictions.” |
The black men of the Civil War were America’s original ‘dreamers’by Colbert I. KingLike dreamers of today, those black soldiers and sailors also had families and attended churches; some were enrolled in schools. |
What we get wrong about the roots of slavery in Americaby Eric HerschthalHow we remember the past shapes the fight for racial justice today |
Protesting on Bended Knee: Race, Dissent and Patriotism in 21st Century Americaby Eric BurinThis digital book is available for free download! |
The "Historovox" and the Bad Synergy Between Historians and Journalismby Corey RobinWhen academic knowledge is on tap for the media, the result is not a fusion of the best of academia and the best of journalism but the worst of both worlds. |
Why History is Important Todayby Luis Martínez-Fernández"The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” |
The Catholic Church is bursting with secrets. Investigating one will unravel them all.by Garry WillsSecrecy in one clerical area intersects with secrecy in others. |
How George Washington would fix partisan politics in America todayby Eli MerrittThe United States' first President George Washington would prescribe rule of law and emotional intelligence to help us heal. |