Tom Hayden, Radical Liberal
New Left leader Tom Hayden died on October 23 at age 76. Activist and politician,…
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Red, White, and Rainbow: The National Park Service’s LGBTQ Theme Study
On October 11, 2016, National Coming Out Day, the National Park Service (NPS) announced the…
Historians Reflect on 2016 Presidential Campaign
After an unusual election season, we asked our twitter followers to weigh in on the…
History Shows that Our Elections Are Rigged—Just Not the Way Donald Trump Thinks They Are
The integrity of the American electoral system is under attack. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump…
The Making of a Presidential Soul
Patrick Lacroix is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of New Hampshire. That this is…
Politicizing and Practicing Motherhood: Why We Should Care What Phyllis Schlafly Served her Kids for Breakfast
“I’d like to burn you at the stake,” pioneering feminist Betty Friedan famously spat at…
The Trouble in Nate Parker’s Southampton: The Birth of a Nation, a review
“N—s was too smart fo’ white folks to git ketched. White folks was sharp too,…
New African American History Museum Carries on a Radical Museum Tradition
On a recent fall day at the university where I teach, maintenance crews could be…
The New Wave of “What Ifs?”
Have we entered a new golden age of counterfactual history? It is too early to…
Historians Ask Presidential Debate Questions
Over the past couple of weeks, we asked our twitter followers the question “As a…