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Charlie Chaplin in a still from “The Great Dictator.”

The War on Charlie Chaplin

He was one of the world’s most celebrated and beloved stars. Then his adopted country turned against him.
by Louis Menand via The New Yorker on November 13, 2023
Madame Restell

‘Hag of Misery’

The abortionist Madame Restell is central to the story of how American women’s reproductive freedom was dismantled in the second half of the nineteenth century.
by Susan Faludi via New York Review of Books on October 12, 2023
Chuck Berry performing with a guitar.

The Transgressor

RJ Smith’s biography of Chuck Berry examines his subject’s instinct for crossing the line musically, racially, and morally.
by RJ Smith via New York Review of Books on September 28, 2023
Frank Church.

The Senator Who Took On the CIA

Frank Church and the committee that investigated the US intelligence agencies.
by Adam Hochschild via The Nation on September 5, 2023
Woman in yoga pose

Religion of the Devil, Philosophy of the Coiled Serpent

In yoga’s early days in the United States, skeptics warned it would lead people (e.g., women) of good faith and standing into paganism and ill repute.
by Ramsha Zubairi, Diana L. Eck, Andrea R. Jain, Gwilym Beckerlegge via JSTOR Daily on July 26, 2023
"Boss" Tweed

The Corrupt N.Y. Congressman Who Was Sentenced To Prison — And Escaped

William Magear “Boss” Tweed, who became a political force in New York as leader of the “Tweed Ring,” was found guilty in 1873 of 102 separate crimes.
by George Bass via Retropolis on July 2, 2023
Martin Luther King Jr., left, and Malcolm X, right.

MLK’s Famous Criticism of Malcolm X Was a ‘Fraud,’ Author Finds

Alex Haley’s transcript of his famous 'Playboy' interview with Martin Luther King Jr. does not match what was published.
by Gillian Brockell via Retropolis on May 10, 2023
Car interior with Chuck Berry reflected in side view mirror.

An Anthropologist of Filth

On Chuck Berry.
by Ian Penman via Harper’s on May 4, 2023
Security guards separate guests on an episode of ‘The Jerry Springer Show’ titled ‘I am pregnant by my half-brother.’

Jerry Springer and the History of That [Bleeping] Bleep Sound

As ‘The Jerry Springer Show’ climbed the ratings ladder, the censorship bleep became a star of the show.
by Matthew F. Jordan via The Conversation on May 2, 2023
President Warren G. Harding throws out the first ball to open the Washington Senators' baseball season on April 13, 1921.

A Century Before Trump’s Term, a President Paid a Mistress to Stay Silent

President Warren G. Harding paid not one, but two women to remain quiet about their affairs with him.
by James D. Robenalt via Retropolis on April 2, 2023
Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau on the phone, March 1985.

Calling Bob Morgenthau

The tensions between the Manhattan District Attorney and President George H.W. Bush.
by David Kurlander via CAFE on March 30, 2023
White pillars broken in pieces, forming an X.

The Right Side of History

How should historians respond to the urgency of this current political moment?
by Emma Green via The New Yorker on March 7, 2023
Boxing ring set up in Dodger Stadium.

Whoever Killed Davey Moore Also Killed Boxing At Dodger Stadium

Why the first prizefight at Dodger's Stadium would become its last (outside of fiction).
by Vince Guerrieri via Defector on February 28, 2023
Christmas lights and decor
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Christmas Lights — Brought to You By a Jew From the Muslim World

Jews from the Ottoman Empire pioneered the Christmas lights market a century ago — but nativism, antisemitism and islamophobia obscured this history.
by Devin E. Naar via Made By History on December 21, 2022
Leland and Jane Stanford

Stop All the Cocks! Who Killed Jane Stanford?

Many of the ­private colleges and universities in the US arose as much out of vanity as necessity. But for morbid narcissism, nothing comes close to Stanford.
by James Lasdun via London Review of Books on December 1, 2022
Photograph of Donald Trump smiling and giving a thumbs up, with Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. behind him.
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A New Documentary Exposes the Truth About the Religious Right

It’s a political movement willing to align with anyone to win.
by Matthew Avery Sutton via Made By History on November 16, 2022
The FTX Arena.
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FTX’s Downfall Shows the Problems Exposed by Enron Have Only Gotten Worse

Social media makes it even easier to sell the aura of success that was pivotal to both companies.
by Gavin Benke via Made By History on November 15, 2022
Political Cartoon with various animals (representing different American groups) talking to a Lion (England).

The Curious Affair of the Horsewhipped Senator: A Diplomatic Crisis That Didn’t Happen

The senators, like the grand jurors, knew their man, and probably conceded that Temple had given him the hiding he had been asking for. 
by Neil R. Stout via Commonplace on November 8, 2022

The New History Wars

Inside the strife set off by an essay from the president of the American Historical Association.
by David Frum via The Atlantic on October 30, 2022
Three men standing along a store sign outside of a drug store, listing the available drugs and tonics for treatment.

The Tragic Case of Poisoning That Finally Got Us Safe Drugs

The elixir had antifreeze, for flavor. Nobody blinked—at first.
by Mikkael A. Sekeres via Slate on October 1, 2022
Collage of two photos of Marilyn Monroe.

Who Was the Real Marilyn Monroe?

"Blonde," a heavily fictionalized film by Andrew Dominik, explores the star's life and legend in a narrative that's equal parts glamorous and disturbing.
by Grant Wong via Smithsonian on September 26, 2022
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg on stage giving a presentation below a screen showing pictures of people connected by the Facebook network.

How Capitalism—Not a Few Bad Actors—Destroyed the Internet

Twenty-five years of neoliberal political economy are to blame for today's regime of surveillance advertising, and only public policy can undo it.
by Matthew Crain via Boston Review on August 3, 2022
A painting of an old gas station with modern police units in the forefront.

Organized Plunder

In the absence of tax dollars, American cities like Baltimore are now funding themselves by fining the poor instead of taxing the rich.
by Elias Rodriques, Clinton Williamson via The New Inquiry on July 27, 2022
Drawing of showing woman and man embracing.

The 19th Century Divorce That Seized the Nation and Sank a Presidential Candidate

When James G. Blaine went to war with his son's ex-wife in the national press, he had no idea that two could play that game.
by April White via Politico Magazine on June 17, 2022
Sign for the Community of Faith church in Houston, lit up at night near dark railroad tracks.

The Racist Roots of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Sex Scandal “Apocalypse”

The Southern Baptist Convention is tearing itself apart over its leaders’ long-running cover-up of abusers in its ranks. But there’s a deeper reckoning below.
by Audrey Clare Farley via The New Republic on May 30, 2022
Photo of an elderly Jane Stanford, dressed in lace and beads.

The Robber Baroness of Northern California

Authorities who investigated Jane Stanford’s mysterious death said the wealthy widow had no enemies. A new book finds that she had many.
by Maia Silber via The New Yorker on May 30, 2022
A drawing of Blanche Chesebrough with her husband standing out of frame, his hand on her shoulder.

Escape From the Gilded Cage

Even if her husband was a murderer, a woman in a bad marriage once had few options. Unless she fled to South Dakota.
by April White via Smithsonian on May 24, 2022
Person making call in telephone booth.

The Making of the Surveillance State

The public widely opposed wiretapping until the 1970s. What changed?
by Andrew Lanham via The New Republic on April 21, 2022
A still from the 1955 film 'Wiretapper.' The still depicts a man wearing headphones and touching a wire.

When New York City was a Wiretapper’s Dream

Eavesdropping flourished after WWII, aided by legal loopholes, clever hacks, and “private ears”.
by Brian Hochman via IEEE Spectrum on March 25, 2022
Cartoon animation of Beecher with his hand up with a man next to him holding a Holy Bible

When Forgiveness Enables Tyranny: The Unbearable Lightness of Henry Ward Beecher

The most influential preacher in the country, Beecher aggressively agitated for the Union to extend complete forgiveness to Confederates.
by Kari J. Winter via Commonplace on February 1, 2022
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