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: Radio Free Europe
12-27-17
Yury Dmitriyev has worked for decades to expose crimes committed by the USSR under dictator Josef Stalin. Allies say the charges are political.
Source: WSJ
12-26-17
by Albert R. Hunt
In the Wall Street Journal Al Hunt says the book shows why Virginia should fret a statue to Grant.
Source: Stanford
12-21-17
Leslie Berlin and David M. Kennedy discuss the themes of her new book, “Troublemakers: Silicon Valley’s Coming of Age.”
Source: NYT
12-23-17
He spent decades documenting the millions of victims of Soviet persecution.
Source: Express
12-21-17
“I’m pretty certain that Poland will last longer than the United Kingdom.”
Source: The Times Higher Eduacation
12-22-17
Sussex historian Joanne Paul said she felt she "had not been taken seriously" after reading sexist review of her work.
Source: AHA
12-21-17 (accessed)
by Jeremy Best
"When we use the tools we possess as historians, many of our students listen, especially when we treat them with a respectful openness to discussion and debate. This is truly something white nationalists are unable to counter."
Source: AHA Today
12-11-17
by Dane Kennedy
Louis Hyman says the nature of the changes being wrought by innovation are unprecedented.
Source: NYT
12-20-17
by Lesley Hazleton
Why this Catholic writer, author of "WHAT THE QUR’AN MEANT: And Why It Matters," is a great guide to an Islamic text.
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle
12-19-17
Nezar AlSayyad sexually harassed his former student but remains on the school payroll.
Source: National Post
12-19-17
Sir John A. Macdonald's treatment of Indigenous people has come under fire in recent years.
Source: NYT
12-18-17
Dr. William V. Harris, a renowned Greco-Roman historian, was accused of harassing grad students.
Source: Asia-Pacific Journal
12-14-17
by Miriam Kingsberg Kadia
It was in a course on modern Japanese history where things went haywire.
Source: Newsweek
12-16-17
The historian says the 25th Amendment should be used to remove him from office.
Source: The Times (London)
12-15-17
Nigel Biggar, regius professor of moral and pastoral theology, wrote that “strident anti-colonialists” could lead to a feeling of guilt which makes the public “vulnerable to wilful manipulation.”
Source: NYT
12-14-17
Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Maria Tatar joined to create “The Annotated African American Folktales.”
Source: karenlcoxauthor.com
12-15-17
The YouTube generation want to learn and be entertained at the same time.
Source: NYT
12-15-17
The giant among them is Malcolm Gladwell's. But there's a problem with these podcasts.
Source: Newsmax
12-14-17
“Why should Trump still care what a minor journalist tweets about him to get much-needed attention? Why does the president need to keep pounding increasingly irrelevant former FBI Director James Comey, who has been reduced to tweeting anti-Trump slogans?”
Source: The Daily Mail
12-13-17
Robert Tombs, Professor of French History at St John’s College, is the co-author of Politeia’s new publication "The State, National Identity and Schools."
