Comment
‘Patriotic Education’ Is How White Supremacy Survives
No, Trump can’t rewrite school curriculums himself, but a thousand mini-Trumps on the nation’s school boards can.
Gen
Comment
Who Owns the Evidence of Slavery’s Violence?
A lawsuit against Harvard University demands the return of an ancestor’s stolen image.
Public Seminar
On Teaching
If You Love America, Tell the Truth About Its Past
Ed Ayers reacts to the president's recent diatribe against trends in history education.
Music Review
Dylan, Unencumbered
"How long can it go on?"
n+1
Explainer
Did Indigenous Americans and Vikings Trade in the Year 1000?
Centuries before Columbus, Vikings came to the Western hemisphere. How far into the Americas did they travel?
Aeon
Origin Story
The Origins of Sprawl
On William Gibson, Sonic Youth, and the genesis of the American suburb.
The Paris Review
Argument
How Abraham Lincoln Fought the Supreme Court
As Lincoln recognized, it's not enough to question the decisions, justices, or even the structure of the Court. We need to challenge the foundation of its power.
Jacobin