Historians in the News

Russian Historian Charged With Child Pornography To Be Released

Yury Dmitriyev has worked for decades to expose crimes committed by the USSR under dictator Josef Stalin. Allies say the charges are political.

Ron Chernow’s Biography of US Grant is caught up in the fight over Confederate statues

by Albert R. Hunt

In the Wall Street Journal Al Hunt says the book shows why Virginia should fret a statue to Grant.

Historians Weigh Forces That Shaped Silicon Valley

Leslie Berlin and David M. Kennedy discuss the themes of her new book, “Troublemakers: Silicon Valley’s Coming of Age.”

Arseny Roginsky, Russian Human Rights Leader and Historian, Is Dead at 71

He spent decades documenting the millions of victims of Soviet persecution. 

"It's a race!" Will the UK or EU collapse first? What Norman Davies thinks.

“I’m pretty certain that Poland will last longer than the United Kingdom.”

British journal apologizes for review’s ‘lady author’ slur

Sussex historian Joanne Paul said she felt she "had not been taken seriously" after reading sexist review of her work.

Teaching Against White Nationalism: How One Historian Took Action

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."

Historians' Debate: Will Robots Rule the World?

by Dane Kennedy

Louis Hyman says the nature of the changes being wrought by innovation are unprecedented.

NYT raves about Garry Wills’s new book on the Quran

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.

UC Berkeley settles sex harassment claim against Middle East scholar for $80,000

Nezar AlSayyad sexually harassed his former student but remains on the school payroll. 

Canadian historians move to strip prime minister's name from prestigious book prize

Sir John A. Macdonald's treatment of Indigenous people has come under fire in recent years.

Columbia Professor Retires in Settlement of Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Dr. William V. Harris, a renowned Greco-Roman historian, was accused of harassing grad students.

What happened when a teacher assigned a book on "comfort women" shocked her

by Miriam Kingsberg Kadia

It was in a course on modern Japanese history where things went haywire.

Robert Dallek says Trump isn’t qualified to be president

The historian says the 25th Amendment should be used to remove him from office.

Oxford backs historian after he’s criticized for saying guilt around British colonialism may have gone too far

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.”

From Two Scholars, African-American Folk Tales for the Next Generation

Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Maria Tatar joined to create “The Annotated African American Folktales.” 

Karen L. Cox says historians shouldn’t be afraid to embrace YouTube to reach millennials

The YouTube generation want to learn and be entertained at the same time.

You Know Your History? These Podcasts Aren’t So Sure.

The giant among them is Malcolm Gladwell's.  But there's a problem with these podcasts. 

Victor Davis Hanson says Trump Must "Retire as Twitter Champ”

“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?”

The Daily Mail is highlighting claims by a Cambridge don that teachers are helping to foster resentment by presenting history as the struggle of minority groups

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."