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The Art of Writing History
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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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Where Lies the Revolutionary Soldier?
As the U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday, historians and archaeologists are working to recover the names of those who fought for independence.
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Book ReviewHas the Supreme Court Sandbagged Democracy?
A new legal history argues that the Justices should be stripped of their power to overrule coequal branches of government. It arrives at an awkward moment.The New Yorker -
CommentToday We Must Finally Remember What The 9/11 Commemorations Ignore
Righteous victimhood fueled the War on Terror. 25 years later, we also have to remember all of those slain under its banner.Forever Wars -
CommentColin Kaepernick Knelt 10 Years Ago. America Responded with a Clear Warning to Black People
A decade after Kaepernick’s quiet protest shook the NFL, his exile looks less like an aberration than a blueprint for the culture war that followedThe Guardian -
AntecedentThe Republican Origins of Medicare for All
A plan that a GOP senator proudly championed in 1970 is today seen as radical.Foreign Policy -
Book ReviewBig Little Lies
What the history of multilevel marketing can teach us about our political moment.LPE Project -
Music ReviewTurn Off Your Mind, Relax and Float Downstream
The Beatle’s "Revolver" at 60.The Hinternet -
exhibit9/11 in American Memory
How do Americans remember 9/11 personally, locally in New York, and nationally in museums, memorials, and foreign policy?