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: NYT
4-19-14
The bulk of Ms. Wadewitz’s work at Wikipedia concerned biographies of women, particularly writers and thinkers from the era that she studied to earn her Ph.D.
Source: PJ Media
4-20-14
by Ron Radosh
"Now, an even more important attack has been made on Rush, David Horowitz and me, and it comes from the so-called civil-rights organization, The Southern Poverty Law Center. "
Source: Southern Poverty Law Center
4-18-14
by David Neiwert
Leading the charge was Rush Limbaugh.
Source: The Daily Californian
4-14-14
Known for both his dry humor and inexplicable love for cats, professor emeritus Robert Harlan, who died peacefully on April 8, left behind a powerful presence on the UC Berkeley School of Information and the Bancroft Library.
4-20-14
by Victoria Torres
At a meeting of the National Council for Public History in Monterey, California, historians had an answer.
4-15-14
by HNN Editor
Meet Clare Corbould!
4-15-14
by HNN Editor
Limerick, Kerber, Zelizer and more!
Source: Overland
4-14-14
Passionate, strident, scholarly and forensic, the Lemisch paper detailed the ways leading American historians variously claimed political neutrality even as they were deeply engaged as conservatives or as liberals in the politics of post-war USA, with their historical writings part of and reflecting this engagement.
Source: UVA Today
4-14-14
The Pulitzer committee’s citation calls the book “a meticulous and insightful account of why runaway slaves in the colonial era were drawn to the British side as potential liberators.”
Source: The Seattle Times
4-10-14
Stephanie Camp, a noted feminist historian at the University of Washington whose work has been widely praised, died April 2.
Source: Daily Mail
4-15-14
The historian says that Benito Mussolini was Adolf Hitler's 'role model'
Source: Montgomery Advertiser
4-13-14
'Dixie Redux' essayists speak of their renowned mentor and colleague.
4-15-14
Eric Schlosser and Jacqueline Jones are Pulitzer finalists.
Source: The World Post
4-15-14
As a historian, academic and entrepreneur, Ferguson wants governments to start communicating clearly with people, urging governments to "Get real and stop talking in a language no one listens to or understands."
Source: Chronicle of Higher Education
4-13-14
Mohammed S. Dajani Daoudi is an unlikely advocate for peace between Palestinians and Israelis.
Source: Daniel Pipes Blog
3-14-14
An interview with Daniel pipes regarding recent developments in Turkey.
4-12-14
by Rick Shenkman
The membership has stabilized at around 8,000 members.
4-13-14
by Rick Shenkman
The final day!
4-12-14
by Rick Shenkman
A president, a president-elect, and a future president make news.
4-12-14
by Patricia Limerick
Her work has been in areas previously considered taboo, so she thought, why not let the OAH share in the fun.
