Historians in the News

Michael Oren Interviewed by Daniel Pipes

A discussion reveals how Obama purposefully broke the historic US-Israel alliance

Historian Vaughn Bornet, 97 years old, has a new book out.

It's a collection of his love letters to his wife during World War II.

Gilder Lehrman has three online graduate courses on offer this fall

"The World at War" with Michael Neiberg, "The Age of Jefferson" with Peter Onuf, and "Colonial North American" with John Fea.

The historian behind the BBC’s new documentary — Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners — tells The Voice why unearthing these stories is so important

"The idea that slavery is over-exposed is a myth," says David Olusoga.

Daniel Pipes says he expects Israel now to take action against Iran

by Daniel Pipes

Of several alternatives, Pipes thinks it's likeliest that Israel will try to sabotage Iran through the use of special operations, including attacks on the country's computers.

NYT History Book Reviews: Who Got Noticed this Week?

by Erik Moshe

This week ... the Holocaust and the Indian partition.

Taylor Branch to Receive National Archives Foundation Records of Achievement Award

The honor recognizes Branch’s lifelong work to chronicle the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the history of the Civil Rights movement in his landmark series America in the King Years.

Gary Mack, Kennedy Assassination Expert, Dies at 68

Mr. Mack was a Dallas broadcaster whose fascination with the event led him to become a widely consulted expert on the subject.

USC’s Jacob Soll says German anger is sabotaging Greece

by Jacob Soll

The economic historian says Germans see themselves as victims of debtors.

Historians are recovering the sounds, smells and other sensory details of the past

by Scott McLemee

Bare yourself.  Reading these books can bring on a gag reflex. 

2015 Report: Historians facing censorship and abuse around the world

by Antoon De Baets

The twenty-first Annual Report of the Network of Concerned Historians (NCH) contains news about the domain where history and human rights intersect, especially about the censorship of history and the persecution of historians, archivists and archaeologists around the globe, as reported by various human rights organizations and other sources.

Is the History Major Dominated by the Upper Middle Class?

Here are two top-five lists of college majors. What factor determines the ranking?

William Conrad Gibbons, Dogged Writer Who Chronicled Vietnam War, Dies at 88

Dr. Gibbons conducted interviews and analyzed a mass of material for his multivolume work about the relationship between Congress and the executive branch during the Vietnam War.

William Cronon says history and geography survive the digital age

He points to a project where he and his students created a digital tool for interpreting a major cemetery to members of the public.

Accused plagiarist Matthew Whitaker admits his book was flawed and accepts a demotion

by HNN Editor

Following a university investigation he's been demoted from full professor to associate professor.

Historian Peter Cole calls on America to take down everything named after Nathan Bedford Forrest

by Peter Cole

"The Confederate general and KKK “grand wizard” belongs on the short list of the most vile white supremacists in American history. Yet parks and monuments in his name can be found throughout the South."

Indigenous woman scholars join in open letter to denounce Andrea Smith

by List of Scholars Below

Smith has claimed she’s Native American. The ample evidence, they say, is that she’s not.

Historian Martin Kramer attacks the new documentary that claims Israel covered up war crimes in the 1967 war

by Martin Kramer

"It turns out that there was massive censorship of Soldiers’ Voices back in 1967. But the official censor didn’t do it."

Historian Brian Allen Drake says Barry Goldwater, whatever his other policies, was an enthusiastic environmentalist

by Brian Hamilton

In an interview he notes that Goldwater even supported the establishment of the EPA. 

Keith Weiser says it's important to teach the history of anti-Semitism

by Huff Post Columnist Sara Akrami

But there's a problem: "There is little in the way of a required curriculum beyond distributional requirements at most universities in the U.S. and Canada."