Seizing the Initiative A Short History of Direct Democracy in America
On April 3, Wisconsin voters will decide the future of the office of state treasurer…
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Football and Opiates in America Unraveling Dense Histories
In 2016, five years after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared opiate-related…
Billy Graham’s Legacy
When Billy Graham died on February 21, 2018, the media response was immediate, heartfelt, and…
On Statues, History, and Historians
As a cultural geographer, I often teach history to help students understand how the everyday…
Needles and Hoops Sports Programs in the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, the Socialist Party, and their Communist Rivals
Today, the fight for social justice in sports tends to concern elite competition because adults…
The N.Y.P.D.’s “superb weapon” Sports and Ideology in New York City’s Police Athletic League from the 1930s-World War II
New York City’s Mayor, Bill de Blasio, began his second term in office last month,…
Reconstruction-Era Politics Shaped Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Last month, Governor John Bel Edwards proposed a potential $1 billion cut to Louisiana’s higher…
Trump, Democracy, and the Constitution
At the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, Elbridge Gerry, a delegate from Massachusetts, warned against too…
A History of Latino and Mexican Boxing
For at least a generation, boxing’s cultural impact has declined in the United States. Seemingly…
Selling American Vigor The Cold War and the President’s Council on Physical Fitness
Starting this May, the FDA is expected to implement a long-delayed component of the Affordable…