Andrew Jackson and the Art of the Deal
Yesterday, those of us who study 19th century U.S. history had one of those days. The president’s comments on Andrew …Continue reading →
View ArticleChat: the radicalization of historians?
Erin Bartram: In a piece in The New Republic yesterday, Graham Vyse explores the idea that historians have been “radicalized” …Continue reading →
View ArticleNixon & Trump’s Presidential Power
During a meeting last Wednesday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, President Donald Trump revealed …Continue reading →
View ArticleMick Mulvaney’s Letter to Santa
Just a reminder: Every president's budget is just a wish list. Congress writes the budget, and the spending bills. — …Continue reading →
View ArticleOf Presidents, Popes, and Peace
Today’s post comes to us from David Mislin. David is a historian of American religion who teaches in the Intellectual …Continue reading →
View ArticleChat: David Brooks’ manly virtues
Erin Bartram: In his weekly column, the more prominent of the two white men named David on the New York …Continue reading →
View ArticleUnderstanding Charlottesville 3: The Courage to Act in a Ghastly Time
In the days since Charlottesville, one of my favorite tweets from the past year has begun to appear again: “If …Continue reading →
View ArticleWeeks, Months, Years, Decades: The U.S.’s “Afghan Albatross”
On Monday night, President Trump gave his long-anticipated speech announcing his plans for the war in Afghanistan. There were two …Continue reading →
View ArticleSurely we have an obligation to try
Right now, it feels like there’s only one thing to put into context, and so I gave it a try. …Continue reading →
View Article“Conflicts, Iniquities, and Changes”: How Recent Presidents Have Talked About...
Even by the warped standards of 2017, this has been a crazy news week. With North Korea’s most recent missile …Continue reading →
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