This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: The Harvard Gazette
11-1-18
The last financial crisis was just beginning when the historian published “The Ascent of Money.” In a visit to the Kennedy School on Wednesday, he warned that another might be approaching.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
10-19-18
Nearing his 90s, Martin Duberman argues that the movement for equality has faltered.
Source: The Guardian
10-22-18
Cambridge classicist and TV presenter finds re-enactment scenes "excruciating to watch."
Source: Town and Country Magazine
10-26-18
The list includes Bill Gates and Paul Allen.
Source: Quartz
10-25-18
Yes, that's right. Her name is Olivette Otele and she studies the history of the slave trade.
Source: TomDispatch
10/25/18
by William Astore
Nowadays everybody lionizes the military. This is problematic, says Astore.
Source: The Washington Post
10-24-18
by Max Boot
The longtime critic says Trump was right to withdraw from the INF Treaty.
Source: The Chronicle
10-25-18
So who was Raymond Gavins?
Source: The Boston Globe
10-22-18
by Niall Ferguson
Identity politics is devouring itself.
Source: Education Week
10-23-18
Americans are increasingly polarized and public distrust in government is at record levels. What if the inability of Americans to agree on our shared history—and the right way to teach it—is a cause of our current polarization rather than a symptom?
Source: The Nation
10-24-18
Foner begins his review with a personal note.
Source: Salon
10-19-18
“When the Mueller investigation comes out, we may well see the rule of law being denied, and then we have to go after him.”
Source: Smithsonian
10-24-18 (accessed)
by Andrew Roberts
Andrew Roberts reports in his new Churchill biography that the Prime Minister harbored a secret hostility to the United States.
Source: recordonline.com
10-22-18
Jacques A. Pluss, 65, was charged with a felony count of second-degree arson when he was arrested this month.
Source: The New Republic
10-23-18
by Jonathan Zimmerman
Students who back the president are afraid to speak up. Professors should encourage them to break their silence.
Source: Yale News
10-8-18
It’s about the "relevance of the views of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams to some of the most divisive issues in America today.”
Source: Daniel Pipes Blog
10-18-18
by Daniel Pipes
The question: Why Do You American Conservatives Keep Losing?
Source: Tablet Magazine
10-18-18
by Robert Rockaway
A memoir of discomfort—and progress—as a graduate student at the University of Michigan in the 1960s.
Source: Salon
10-18-18
A scholar of the Nazi period explains why fake news may be a more powerful authoritarian tool than secret police.
Source: The Daily Show
10-1-18
She made this statement in an interview on The Daily Show. (Video)
