Roundup Top 10!
China Isn’t the Soviet Union. Confusing the Two Is Dangerous.by Melvyn P. LefflerAn unusual confluence of events World War II led to America’s bitter rivalry with the U.S.S.R. That pattern is not repeating. |
The Forgotten Origins of Paid Family Leaveby Mona L. SiegelIn 1919, activists from around the world pressed governments to adopt policies to help working mothers. |
A Historic Crime in the Makingby Rebecca Gordon400 years of history leading up to Donald Trump. |
Donald Trump, Meet Your Precursorby Manisha SinhaAndrew Johnson pioneered the recalcitrant racism and impeachment-worthy subterfuge the president is fond of. |
Pelosi did what no one else couldby Julian ZelizerFrom the perspective of presidential history, this will become a major part of how we remember the term. |
Why Did U.N.C. Give Millions to a Neo-Confederate Group?by William SturkeyThe University of North Carolina’s settlement over a controversial statue is a subsidy for white nationalism. |
Trump’s border wall threatens an Arizona oasis with a long, diverse historyby Jared OrsiHeavy machinery grinds up the earth and removes vegetation as construction of President Trump’s vaunted border wall advances toward the oasis. |
Calling Trump ‘the chosen one’ is a political act — not a theological statementby Wallace BestClaims about God’s plans for the United States often morph into justifications for wrongdoing. |
The History That Happened: Setting the Record Straight on the Armenian Genocideby Ryan GingerasFor a brief moment this fall, world interest fixed its attention to an event of the past. News that the U.S. Congress approved a formal resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide was carried as a leading story by media outlets worldwide. |
Spinster, old maid or self-partnered – why words for single women have changed through timeby Amy FroideAttitudes toward single women have repeatedly shifted – and part of that attitude shift is reflected in the names given to unwed women. |