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Picture of the Helicopter leaving Saigon following the departure from Vietnam.

The Ides of August

Sarah Chayes describes her experiences in Afghanistan and who's to blame for the problems today.
by Sarah Chayes via Sarah Chayes on August 15, 2021
Painting of attack on Fort Washington

Morale Manipulation As the Central Strategic Imperative in the American Revolutionary War

Actions are more persuasive than words, and manipulating morale often dictates how commanders deploy their troops. Witness the American War of Independence.
by Woody Holton via Journal of the American Revolution on August 3, 2021
Truman in car with dollar signs on eyes.

The Truman Show

How the 33rd president finagled his way to a post–White House fortune — and created a damaging precedent.
by Paul Campos via Intelligencer on July 24, 2021
Lithograph of a horse and four dead bison on the plains

How Yellowstone Was Saved by a Teddy Roosevelt Dinner Party and a Fake Photo in a Gun Magazine

Teddy Roosevelt made an unlikely alliance with George Bird Grinnell, and together they made efforts to stop poaching and conserve Yellowstone.
by Alan Katz via Smithsonian Magazine on July 9, 2021
George W. Bush speaking to marines

Why Did We Invade Iraq?

The most complete account we are likely to get of the deceptions and duplicities that led to war leaves some crucial mysteries unsolved.
by Fred Kaplan via New York Review of Books on July 6, 2021
A performer on stage

The Mermaid in the Fishbowl

The rise of optical illusions and magical effects.
by Stephen R. Wilk via OUPblog on June 27, 2021
A map marking The Bahamas with a pin of its flag.

In the 1930s, the Bahamas Became a Tax Problem for Treasury

When struggling with tax enforcement, rich countries have long tried to shift blame to poor countries.
by Joseph J. Thorndike via Forbes on June 24, 2021
A diagram of the phases of the Moon.

Man-Bat and Raven: Poe on the Moon

A new book recovers the reputation Poe had in his own lifetime of being a cross between a science writer, a poet, and a man of letters.
by Mike Jay via London Review of Books on June 24, 2021
Grave labeled "Pauline C. Fryer, Union Spy"

'UNION SPY': The Forgotten Tale of the Presidio's Most Intriguing Grave

How a spy came to be buried in San Francisco is a forgotten tale of adventure, intrigue, and tragedy.
by Katie Dowd via SFGATE on May 16, 2021

The Secret Papers of Lee Atwater, Who Invented the Scurrilous Tactics That Trump Normalized

An infamous Republican political operative’s unpublished memoir shows how the Party came to embrace lies, racial fearmongering, and winning at any cost.
by Jane Mayer via The New Yorker on May 6, 2021
A "trick" photograph of a woman holding six heads

Snap Judgment

A brief history of trick photography.
by Kim Beil via Lapham’s Quarterly on May 6, 2021
engraving of a slave ship

Why Did the Slave Trade Survive So Long?

The history of the Atlantic slave trade after the American Revolution is a story of sustained efforts to suppress it even as demand for slaves increased.
by James Oakes via New York Review of Books on March 25, 2021
An old hospital room

“I Assumed It Was Urgent”: Helen Hurd’s Story

The story of medical sterilization, which in many cases was disguised as a routine appendectomy surgery.
by Caryn Radick via Nursing Clio on March 16, 2021
New York in 1865, a slave ship, silhouette of Sanchez, and a page from Sanchez's notes.

How a Cuban Spy Sabotaged New York's Thriving, Illicit Slave Trade

Emilio Sanchez and the British government fought the lucrative business as American authorities looked the other way.
by John Harris via Smithsonian Magazine on March 8, 2021
Helen Keller, circa 1954.

Did Helen Keller Really “Do All That”?

A troubling TikTok conspiracy theory questions whether Keller was “real.”
by Rebecca Onion via Slate on February 26, 2021
Roger Stone

How to Steal an American Election

From Alexander Hamilton to Richard Nixon and more: meddling, fixing, rigging, fraud, and violence.
by William Hogeland via Hogeland's Bad History on January 28, 2021
January 6th rioters.
partner

What the 1798 Sedition Act Got Right — And What It Means Today

It forced a conversation about the dangers of misinformation, one we need to have again today.
by Katlyn Marie Carter via Made By History on January 14, 2021
Maggie and Kate Fox

Why Did Everyone in the 19th Century Think They Could Talk to the Dead?

Kevin Dann on the spiritualists of New York City and beyond.
by Kevin Dann via Literary Hub on January 5, 2021
Harriet the Spy.

Why Harriet the Spy Had to Lie

An elaborate secret life was a necessity for children’s author Louise Fitzhugh.
by Jennifer Wilson via The New Republic on December 8, 2020
Photo of people protesting and demanding all votes are counted the day after Election Day at McPherson Square, near the White House.
partner

President Trump’s False Claims About Election Fraud Are Dangerous

Trump’s campaign to delegitimize the vote has a familiar ring. It evokes an egregious example of election fraud in the 1890s.
by Sid Bedingfield via Made By History on November 5, 2020
cartoon drawing of street with for sale signs in front of every house

The Steal of the Century

How banks ripped off Americans, destroyed Black wealth, and got away with it.
by Matt Bors, Kazimir Lee via The Nib on October 26, 2020
Free Banking Era five dollar bank note from Michigan.

When the Secret Service Was Only Interested in Money

In certain corners of the internet, you can actually buy money, but these bills are relics of the Free Banking Era that reigned from the 1830s to the 1860s.
by Charlotte Muth via Boundary Stones on October 9, 2020
President Trump wearing a mask
partner

Politics, Not Public Good, Will Guide What We Know About Trump’s Health

That’s the lesson of Dwight Eisenhower’s serious heart attack.
by William I. Hitchcock via Made By History on October 8, 2020
Doctor in white coat giving thumbs up

Presidential Physicians Don’t Always Tell the Public the Full Story

They are beholden only to their patient, not to the American people.
by Matthew Algeo via The Atlantic on October 3, 2020
Ben Cohen giving a presentation

B. R. Cohen on How Food Became “Pure”

On the corrupt, contaminated, deceptive world of 19th-century food adulteration, and how Cohen's own work straddles pure academia and public-facing scholarship.
by David Schleifer, Benjamin R. Cohen via Public Books on September 29, 2020

Born Enslaved, Patrick Francis Healy 'Passed' His Way to Lead Georgetown University

Because the 19th-century college president appeared white, he was able to climb the ladder of the Jesuit community.
by Bryan Greene via Smithsonian Magazine on September 8, 2020
Artistic graphic of two newcaster superimposed on the image of protesters in a Guatemalean city

The (Literally) Unbelievable Story of the Original Fake News Network

In Guatemala, the CIA hired an American actor and two radio DJs to oust a president.
by Sylvia Brindis Snow, Shane Snow via Narratively on August 27, 2020

The Forged Letter that Began a Mormon Succession Crisis

Miles Harvey on the life and times of James J. Strang.
by Miles Harvey via Literary Hub on July 15, 2020
NYPD officers in front of an American flag.

There’s Truth in Numbers in Policing – Until There Isn’t

To hold the police accountable for misconduct, data related to police violence must not only become more accessible, it must also become more reliable.
by Carl Suddler via Brookings on June 26, 2020
Black and white photo of The National Negro Business League with founder Booker T. Washington.

Identity Politics and Elite Capture

The Combahee River Collective and E. Franklin Frazier’s Black Bourgeoisie agree that the wealthy and powerful will hijack activist energies for their own ends.
by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò via Boston Review on May 7, 2020
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