Category: American History

A Conversation with James West Davidson

A Conversation with James West Davidson

Throughout the week, we’re celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Little History series. We’re kicking things off with the latest book, A Little History of the United States, which comes… READ MORE

Why Should We Care about the Census in 2015?

Why Should We Care about the Census in 2015?

Margo Anderson— In these dog days of summer 2015, the 2016 presidential election campaign is already in full swing. Twenty-two announced candidates (seventeen Republicans and five Democrats) are already filling… READ MORE

Revolutionary Ideas in the Atlantic World

Revolutionary Ideas in the Atlantic World

Janet Polasky— The interconnections of today’s global society are inescapable. So why should we imagine that the founding fathers dreamed of freedom in isolation? The Atlantic World had never been… READ MORE

Would JFK Have Fought the Vietnam War?

Would JFK Have Fought the Vietnam War?

Godfrey Hodgson— Fifty years ago this summer, Lyndon Johnson was gradually committing the United States to what most now see as a disastrous war in Vietnam. Certainly Vietnam was a… READ MORE

Stars ‘n’ Bars

Stars ‘n’ Bars

Patrick Smith— What will come of the mid-June murders in Charleston is still to be determined. We have already seen an extraordinary display of solidarity and restraint as forms of… READ MORE

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