9/11 at 22

Generations of young Americans weren’t alive or have no real memory of the event.

Florida Curriculum Politics Update

A tale from the DeSantis’ Woke Wars.

The Town Without Elections

Inter-generational power is a thing.

Small Town Justice?

Those who refuse to learn about the past often perpetuate its mistakes.

Still Thinking about the Past

On Florida’s updated standards regarding slavery.

History! What is it Good For?

Absolutely something!

Tulsa Historical Note

A quick follow-up to a previous post.

Thinking about the Past

Thoughts after reading Part 2 of the Reuter’s series, “Slavery’s Descendants”

The Emotional Labor Of Debating In Good Faith

In a world of fixed positions, is debating in good faith really worth it?

Yearly Reminder: Dr. King Had A Lot More To Say Than That One Sentence

My (apparently) annual reflections on “The content of their character” day

From the “You Can’t Make this Stuff Up” File

That time the Nazis made a movie about the Titanic.

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8 Billion

A new milestone in human history.

One of Last Ties to Slavery Passes at 90

Possibly the last child of an American enslaved person has died.

The Confederacy and Today’s Military

It goes deeper than base names.

QEII and the Empire

How much blame did the 70-year constitutional monarch share?

Queen Elizabeth II, 1926-2022

The UK’s longest-reigning monarch has passed, aged 96.

Watergate at 50

Half a century have passed since a botched burglary changed history.

Biden’s Christianity, Lincoln, and the Truth of Who We Are

Biden’s America is a place and idea in which the trappings of empire or glory are ephemera in comparison with perennial human relationships—families; friendships; communities; schools; neighbors; partners.

Fascism Is A Nationalist Aesthetic Movement

Fascism is less about real politics, which is what makes it terrifying.

Worse Than 9/11 and the Great Recession Combined

The greatest crisis the nation has faced in my lifetime.

Happy New Year And New Decade

It’s been quite a year, and quite a decade.

Nikki Haley’s Revisionist History

With her eyes on her political future in a GOP dominated by Trumpism, Nikki Haley is attempting to rewrite the history of one of the most significant events of her time as Governor of South Carolina.

The Fall Of The Berlin Wall, Thirty Years Later

Thirty years ago today, history took off in a brand new direction.

Steve King: Rape And Incest Necessary For Humanity To Exist

Congressman Steve King has some rather unique views about human history.

Apollo At 50

Fifty years ago today, we were reminded of what humanity can accomplish if we put our minds to it. It seems like we’ve forgotten that over the past half-century.

Short-Lived New York City Blackout Brings Back Memories Of Much Bigger Events

Last night New York City experienced what turned out to be a short-lived blackout mostly limited to Manhattan’s West Side, but it brought back memories of much bigger events.

They’ve Got XCIX Problems, But Arabic Numerals Ain’t One

Amusing results, and a history lesson, in a new poll

Donald Trump And The Legacy Of D-Day

Donald Trump has betrayed the legacy and the sacrifices of the soldiers who fought their way onto the beaches of Normandy.

The Boys Of Pointe du Hoc

Thirty years ago, when the veterans of D-Day were still relatively young and still largely with us, President Reagan delivered one of the finest speeches of his Presidency.

D-Day At 75

Seventy-five years ago today, American soldiers and our allies undertook an invasion that helped change the world.

Vint Cerf Warns of Forgotten Century From Bit Rot

One of the pioneers of the Internet warns that we’re in danger of losing entire generations’ worth of history because of digitization.

Watergate Forty Years Later

Even with the passage of time, Watergate remains a singularly important event in American history

Tiananmen Square 25 Years Later

After two and a half decades, the images of June 4, 1989 resonate with many, unless you happen to live in China.

John F. Kennedy A Conservative? No, Not Really

Conservatives have their own Kennedy myth to compete with the myth of Camelot.

Was The Revolution A Mistake?

Were the Colonists wrong to toss aside the British Empire so casually?

History 101: Tariffs, Secession and the General Politico-Economics of Slavery

Those who argue that tariff increases, and not slavery, were the key reason for secession have some basic problems with the historical sequence.

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