Current Events that Relate to History
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CommentHistory Teaches . . . The Law of Hatred
A high court doctrine of 'animus' on the ropes.History Teaches . . . -
Q&AThe Feud That Shaped American Soccer
On the soccer rivalry between the U.S. and Mexico.Wesleyan Magazine -
TV ReviewWhat “Real American” Won’t Say About Hulk Hogan
The Netflix documentary series keeps its distance from substantive questions about Hulk Hogan’s legacy.Jacobin -
AntecedentEmpires of Flow Control
The modern idea of the freedom of the seas is collapsing in the Strait of Hormuz.New York Review of Books -
Book ExcerptHow Middle Management Made the Modern World
What are the rules that govern our workday? Who made them? And how do these rules dominate the rest of our lives?Literary Hub -
Journal ArticleThe Invention of the Continental Divide
A Civil War-era push for unity helped transform a little-known geographic boundary into a powerful symbol of American identity.JSTOR Daily -
exhibitVoting Rights: A Retrospective
Voting, a right not initially enshrined in the Constitution, has been secured, revoked, and contested since the nation's founding era.
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Reading Playboy for the History
A historian stumbles upon an article that provides a fascinating glimpse into how the world thought about witchcraft and sex in 1963. -
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There’s No Business Like Coup Business
In 1876, Porfirio Díaz successfully deposed the Mexican government. He couldn’t have done it without the help of powerful Americans. -
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The Bad Bunny Doctrine
The Superbowl LX halftime show tapped into a 200-year old tradition of elevating hemisphere over nation in the struggle against imperial rule. -
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An Appeal for Inaction
On the United States’ 150th birthday, Calvin Coolidge said that the country’s work was done. Not everyone agreed. -
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What Has His Billion Dollars Made of Him?
Finding shades of Elon Musk in Upton Sinclair’s 1937 novel about Henry Ford.