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Karl Jacoby

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Borders Don’t Stop Violence—They Create It

The “border” is not a line on the ground, but a tool that enables violence and surveillance.

by Karl Jacoby, Monica Muñoz Martinez via Public Books on July 7, 2021
The Never-Ending Frontier?

The US imperialist wars in the Philippines, Korea, Vietnam, and Afghanistan grew from US wars against Indigenous people in the 19th century.

by Karl Jacoby via Public Books on February 9, 2021
The Mild, Mild West

H.W. Brands' new one-volume history of the American West reads too much like a movie we’ve already seen.

by Karl Jacoby via Los Angeles Review of Books on October 13, 2019
Which Thanksgiving?

The forgotten history of Thanksgiving.

by Karl Jacoby via Los Angeles Times on November 26, 2008

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A Tale of Racial Passing and the U.S.-Mexico Border

The border blurred the stark dividing line between white and black in America, something that Americans like William Ellis used to their advantage.

by Jonathan Blitzer via The New Yorker on July 20, 2016

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