George Floyd and the End of American Hegemony
An “I can’t breathe” sign in London’s Trafalgar Square. The hashtag #PapuanLivesMatter in Indonesia. Monuments…
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Presidential Misconduct, Historians, and History
Forty-five years ago, I was a member of the history faculty at Princeton. At that…
The End of Three Mile Island
On September 20th of this year, the Three Mile Island (TMI) Unit One nuclear power…
Whistleblowing Sans Frontières: Edward Snowden, Philip Agee, and the Transnational Challenge of National Security Dissent
On July 2, 2013, the plane of Bolivian President Evo Morales took off from Moscow…
Capital Punishment and the Battle for America’s Soul
In 1976, conservative commentator Pat Buchanan welcomed the news that after a ten-year moratorium, executions…
The Cuatro Gatos That Never Were The People’s Voices and the New Puerto Rico
El pueblo habló … — Pedro Roselló Shortly before midnight on July 24, 2019, the…
On Heartbeats, Abolitionists, and Abortion Bans
When Georgia, Alabama, and Missouri passed their restrictive abortion laws this month, many were outraged.…
Histories of Abortion in the United States
Over the past decade, lawmakers in several states have introduced bills that would prohibit abortions…
In America, Trees Symbolize Both Freedom and Unfreedom
Extralegal violence committed by white men in the name of patriotism is a founding tradition…
Building “Christian Fellowship”: Asian American Student Activism on the West Coast
In his latest book, The End of White Christian America, Robert Jones notes that white…