Why Preservation Should Matter
October 29, 2016
Max Page— In our “sour little age,” as playwright Tony Kushner once called the world we live in, lines from a law passed fifty years ago this weekend offer welcome… READ MORE
Category: History
Debunking the Myth of the American Enlightenment
October 27, 2016
Caroline Winterer— In the dark years of World War II and the Cold War, Americans invented a national mythology that we hold dear to this day: the myth of the… READ MORE
Evading the FBI: The Weather Underground Organization
October 26, 2016
Arthur Eckstein— Weatherman—the Weather Underground Organization—was the most famous group of young people committed to revolutionary violence to emerge out of the late 1960s. In protest of American racism and… READ MORE
A Fight Over Fundamentals: Progressivism in the Current Contest
October 25, 2016
Stephen Skowronek— The rap on Hillary Clinton’s leadership is that she fails to convey any high purpose. When she tries to rally the nation to her cause, she falls back… READ MORE
Political Revelations and Investigations
October 24, 2016
Benjamin Ginsberg— Over the past year, America’s political waters have been roiled by a host of investigations and revelations aimed at influencing the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. Republicans… READ MORE
The Founders’ Case for an Activist Government
October 22, 2016
The long-held belief that the Declaration of Independence calls for a small government may not be an accurate assessment. Historian Steve Pincus, author of The Heart of the Declaration: The… READ MORE
Kentucky Renaissance: A Story told Through Photography
October 18, 2016
Brian Sholis– I first became aware of the creative life that flourished in mid-twentieth-century Lexington, Kentucky, around 2001. In quick succession I discovered Guy Davenport’s writing and Ralph Eugene Meatyard’s… READ MORE
To Sleep or Not to Sleep?
Sasha Handley— Large swathes of the modern industrialized world are in the grip of a sleep-deprivation crisis. So say Jonathan Crary and Ariana Huffington, who represent just two voices in… READ MORE
The Economic Implications of Citizenship
October 17, 2016
Andreas Fahrmeir— U.S. citizenship has emerged as an issue several times during this year’s presidential campaign. There were debates on whether birthright citizenship is (and should be) protected by the… READ MORE
America Before Columbus
October 11, 2016
James W. Davidson— In 1492 around 8 million Indians lived in North America. That number is not large, especially for an entire continent. More than 8 million people live today… READ MORE
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