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T. H. Breen

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Trump’s Un-American Parade

What looks like an excess of strength may really be a deficit of liberty.

by T. H. Breen via The Atlantic on June 13, 2025
Commanders and Courtiers

Lost wars, especially when defeat comes as a rude surprise, inevitably spark painful self-examination.

by T. H. Breen via New York Review of Books on February 2, 2023
How Did the Colonies Unite?

The drive for American independence coalesced in only a few years of rapidly accelerating political change.

by T. H. Breen via New York Review of Books on March 1, 2021
The Slow Build Up to the American Revolution

American revolutionaries had a far wider range of reasons for supporting rebellion than we often assume.

by T. H. Breen via Literary Hub on September 23, 2019

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Furniture and carpet store in the 1789 Boston directory.

Revolutionary Spirit

On the widespread boycotts of British-made goods in the American Colonies.

via BackStory on December 15, 2016

Protestors use the celebrated Hamilton lyric, “Immigrants: We Get the Job Done” to protest the first inauguration of President Donald Trump.

“The Premise of Our Founding”: Immigration and Popular Mythmaking

On the tension between celebratory rhetoric and restrictive policy surrounding immigration.

by Connie Thomas via The Panorama on February 24, 2025

An illustration of Black men pulling a platform covered in trash and American symbols.

What Price Wholeness?

A new proposal for reparations for slavery raises three critical questions: How much does America owe? Where will the money come from? And who gets paid?

by Shennette Garrett-Scott via New York Review of Books on January 18, 2021

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