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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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Book ReviewWhat Role Should the Supreme Court Play in American Politics?
A wide-ranging new book examines how America’s highest court often gets in the way of democratic politics.The Nation -
Book ReviewDevils in America
The lessons that Donald Trump learned from Roy Cohn—lie, cheat, engage in unlimited corruption—now shape official government policy in the US.New York Review of Books -
Book ReviewA Portrait of Eugene Debs for Today’s Left
Socialism is on the march, and capitalism’s defenders are on the ropes. A new biography of the most prominent socialist agitator in American history is timely.Jacobin -
CommentWhat Does "History and Tradition" Require?
The Court’s shift from Lemon to history and tradition raises a new set of interpretative challenges.Law & Liberty -
Q&ATrump Is Dusting Off an Old Blueprint for Disrupting Social Movements
The Church Committee showed that intelligence agencies targeted the left collectively, not as isolated movements.Hammer & Hope -
Book ExcerptWon't Back Down
An early prerequisite of heartland rock was that it had to rock.Pittsburgh Review of Books -
exhibitNative Pasts
This exhibit showcases the cultural, political, and environmental histories of American Indians, from ancient civilizations to contemporary activism.