Fascinating Stories from History
Argument
Historians Killing History
The driving question of scholarship should be “what is the evidence for your argument?” Instead, it has become “whose side are you on?”
Book Excerpt
How Racist Policies Destroyed Public Housing and Created the American Suburbs
The systematic post-war displacement of communities of color.
exhibit
America's Pastime
Histories of big league baseball, from the achievements of the players to the culture of the stands to the stories and traditions we pass down.
Book Review
The Left Can’t Stop Wondering Where Bill Clinton Went Wrong. The Answer Explains a Lot.
Clinton’s role in decoupling the Democratic Party from mainstream labor, first in Arkansas and then nationally, had dire consequences.
Origin Story
The Father of the Party System
Because Martin Van Buren was an unsuccessful president, his more significant contributions to the nation’s political life have also been obscured.
Comparison
A Hundred-and-Nineteen-Year-Old Book That Explains Eric Adams
A collection of political sermons attributed to a crooked machine boss is a handy reference for New York City’s current political chaos.
Partner
Comparison
The Christian Nationalism at the Heart of Jim Crow America
The Trump campaign is signaling that it intends to make the U.S. a "Christian nation." Here's what that idea looked like in history.