Fascinating Stories from History
Book Review
A New Look at the Feminist Earthquake
How women's liberation transformed America and why our understanding of 1963-1973 needs to include more voices.
Book Review
What’s the Matter With the Democrats?
Two new books reveal the shortcomings at the heart of the liberal critique of Trump voters.
Book Review
An Early Case For Reparations
Two new books tell the stories of people kidnapped and sold into slavery. One of them sued successfully.
Book Excerpt
Coercion
“Allotment”—and its repercussions.
Book Review
From Königsberg to Gettysburg
How German Enlightenment thought influenced Abraham Lincoln.
Media Criticism
Some Country for Some Women
As women stretch themselves thin, homesteader influencers sell them an image of containment.
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Photographic Record
From photojournalism to portraiture, the exhibit explores what photos have meant to their creators, subjects, and viewers.