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AI Is an Anti-Primary Source Machine
Real voices from the past are threatened by chatbots designed to amplify — and ultimately become — the loudest voices in the room. -
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Regime Change
A coin featuring the likeness of President Trump doesn’t have many precedents in American history. The ancient Roman opponents of Julius Caesar could explain why. -
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How “History” Became Central at the Supreme Court
Originalists and historians use the past to accomplish very different tasks.
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ComparisonOur New Deal Moment
Democrats swept the 1930 midterms—but it was what FDR did next that mattered most. Here’s what today’s progressives can learn from his example.Democracy Journal -
VisualizationFor First Time Since the Civil War, New England Will Have No GOP Senators
Over the past two generations, the region has slowly undergone a realignment.CT Insider -
NewsScott Colom Flips County Named for Klan Founder
The Mississippi Democrat won in Forrest County, named for KKK founder Nathan Bedford Forrest.Mississippi Free Press -
ExplainerIran-Contra Still Matters
The deep state was caught red-handed.UnHerd -
RetrievalHow MIT Trained the Shah’s Nuclear Engineers
In 1975, the university trained dozens of Iranians handpicked by the monarch, leading to a campus fight over who should get the technology, and at what price.New Lines -
LongreadBurying the Evidence
The future doesn’t care about your time capsule, but don’t let that stop you.Longreads -
exhibitA Big Tent
Exploring the history of the Democratic Party, from its earliest days through the New Deal, the Long Sixties, and the post-Cold War era.