Roundup Top 10!
When Slaveowners Got Reparationsby Tera W. HunterLincoln signed a bill in 1862 that paid up to $300 for every enslaved person freed. |
Why you don’t need to be French or Catholic to mourn the Notre Dame fireby Kisha G. TracyThe cathedral is an important part of our shared cultural heritage. |
How historians got Nike to pull an ad campaign — in under six hoursby Megan Kate NelsonThe multinational corporation dropped its “Lost Cause” ads after historians pushed back. |
Immigration, Race, and Women’s Rights, 1919 and Todayby Arnold R. IsaacsThe comparison couldn’t, in many ways, be grimmer or more telling. |
How California is dumbing down our democracyby Max BootIt is a matter of national concern that the California State University (CSU) system is on the verge of further diluting its already inadequate history and government requirements. |
Elizabeth Warren’s historically sound case against the filibusterby Julian ZelizerThe Senate rule has long been used as a weapon against civil rights and other progressive legislation. |
The return of ‘reefer madness’by Emily Dufton and Lucas RichertBoth supporters and opponents of legalization are quick to use sensationalism to prove their points, stunting the pursuit of real research needed to determine cannabis’ social effects. |
Why Democratic Presidential Candidates Should Make Climate Change Their #1 Issueby Walter G. MossNothing else—including medical care, the economy, income inequality, immigration, racism, or the gender or race of a candidate—is more important. |
Why Trump Won’t Stop Talking About Ilhan Omarby Jamelle BouieThe president is following a Republican playbook that is now nearly two decades old. |
Join my Nato or watch critical thinking dieby Niall FergusonA new red army is out to silence debate. We must rise up and resist it. |
Niall Ferguson isn’t upset about free speech. He’s upset about being challengedby Dawn FosterPowerful people used to express their views on others unopposed. Now their targets fight back, they find it intolerable. |