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Presidential Physicians Don’t Always Tell the Public the Full Story

They are beholden only to their patient, not to the American people.
by Matthew Algeo via The Atlantic on October 3, 2020
Jimmy Carter speaking.

What Happens When a President Really Listens?

Jonathan Alter on Jimmy Carter ditching politics for truth.
by Jonathan Alter via Literary Hub on September 30, 2020

Writing a History of a Pandemic During a Pandemic

Jon Sternfeld on collective memory and history as instruction.
by Jon Sternfeld via Literary Hub on September 22, 2020

The Evolution of 'Racism'

A look at how the word, a surprisingly recent addition to the English lexicon, made its way into the dictionary.
by Ben Zimmer via The Atlantic on September 4, 2020
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Truth and Truthiness

Americans have been arguing over the role and rules of journalism since the very beginning.
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The (Literally) Unbelievable Story of the Original Fake News Network

In Guatemala, the CIA hired an American actor and two radio DJs to oust a president.
by Sylvia Brindis Snow, Shane Snow via Narratively on August 27, 2020
Malcolm X

The Day Malcolm X Was Killed

At the height of his powers, the Black Nationalist leader was assassinated, and the government botched the investigation of his murder.
by Les Payne via The New Yorker on August 27, 2020

Five Myths About the U.S. Postal Service

It’s not obsolete, and it’s not a business.
by Richard R. John via Washington Post on August 21, 2020

Standing on the Crater of a Volcano

In 1920, James Weldon Johnson went to Washington, armed with census data, to fight rampant voter suppression across the American South.
by Dan Bouk via Census Stories, USA on July 27, 2020

Joseph McCarthy and the Force of Political Falsehoods

McCarthy never sent a single “subversive” to jail, but, decades later, the spirit of his conspiracy-mongering endures.
by Louis Menand via The New Yorker on July 27, 2020
A campaign illustration supporting Ulysses S. Grant for the Election of 1868.

A World “Transfixed”: The International Resonance of American Political Crises

The world's eyes are upon America as it struggles with racism and inequality. This is nothing new.
by Brooks Swett via Muster on July 24, 2020
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Dispatches from 1918

Thinking about our future, we look back on the aftermath of a century-old pandemic.
by Radiolab via WNYC on July 17, 2020

An Oral History of The Onion’s 9/11 Issue

Immediately after 9/11, humorists struggled with what many called ‘the death of irony.’ Then ‘The Onion’ returned and showed everyone the way
by Maria Schneider, Brian VanHooker, Robert Siegel, Todd Hanson, Mike Loew, Chad Nackers, Carol Kolb, Chris Karwowski, Tim Harrod, Mike Sacks, Nat Towsen, Joe Garden, Jim Romenesko via MEL on June 29, 2020
Gordon Park's photograph of law enforcement officers kicking in a door

When Crime Photography Started to See Color

Six decades ago, Gordon Parks, Life magazine’s first black photographer, revolutionized what a crime photo could look like.
by Bill Shapiro via The Atlantic on June 16, 2020
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The New Deal and Recovery

In the series of posts to follow, I hope to introduce my readers to evidence casting doubt on the view that New Deal programs ended the Great Depression.
by George Selgin via Alt-M on June 12, 2020
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Changing Hearts and Minds Won’t Stop Police Violence

The way Americans have long discussed racism is a huge part of the problem.
by Matt Delmont via Made by History on June 5, 2020

It Really Is Different This Time

Two dozen experts consider the George Floyd protests in light of protests past.
by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Keisha N. Blain, Mark Bray, Clayborne Carson, Lee Drutman, David Greenberg, Vanita Gupta, Mark Holden, Nancy Isenberg, Peniel E. Joseph, Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Michael Nutter, Omar Wasow, Will Stancil, Tressie McMillan Cottom, Walter Olson, Kay C. James, Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Heather Boushey, Corey Pegues, Christopher S. Parker, Simon Balto, Chuck Wexler, Abdul El-Sayed, Monica C. Bell via Politico Magazine on June 4, 2020

A Once-In-A-Century Pandemic

We’re repeating a lot of the same mistakes from the 1918 “Spanish Flu” H1N1 outbreak.
by Sarah Mirk, Eleri Harris, Joyce Rice via The Nib on April 13, 2020
LGBT demonstrators link arms facing a line of mounted police.

They Were Warriors: The ACT UP Protests That Shook Chicago

In 1990, activists — many fighting for their lives — staged one of the biggest AIDS demonstrations in history. Here’s how it played out, in the words of those who were there.
by Mary Patten, Rebecca Makkai, Lori Cannon, Jeff Edwards, Justin Hayford, Saundra Johnson, Owen Keehnen, Steve Migalski, Roberto Sanabria, Jeanne Kracher, Bill McMillan via Chicago Magazine on April 7, 2020
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President Trump’s Desire to Reopen Businesses Quickly Is Dangerous

History teaches us that prioritizing the economy could kill hundreds of thousands.
by Christopher McKnight Nichols via Made by History on March 25, 2020

The Loser King

Failing upward with Oliver North.
by Matt Hanson via The Baffler on March 10, 2020

A Matter of Facts

The New York Times’ 1619 Project launched with the best of intentions, but has been undermined by some of its claims.
by Sean Wilentz via The Atlantic on January 22, 2020
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Jimmy Carter and The Myth That Gave the Iowa Caucuses Their Political Power

What does winning in Iowa really mean?
by Wallace Hettle via HNN on January 19, 2020

Rambo Politics from Reagan to Trump

Trump links the assassination of Iranian General Soleimani to the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, positioning himself as Rambo, avenging American humiliation abroad.
by Bonnie Honig via Boston Review on January 6, 2020
Mexican tenor Alfonso Ortiz Tirado, La Prensa publisher Ignacio Lozano, and Hollywood actor Antonio Moreno before a performance to benefit the Mexican Clinic in San Antonio

How Three Texas Newspapers Manufactured Three Competing Images of Immigrants

In Depression-era San Antonio, polarized portraits of Mexicans appealed to the biases of readers.
by Melita M. Garza via Zócalo Public Square on December 5, 2019

The Difference Between Nixon and Trump is Fox News

Fox News shields President Trump, but his love for their conspiracies might bring him down.
by Nicole Hemmer via Vox on October 7, 2019
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Could Footnotes Be the Key to Winning the Disinformation Wars?

Armed with footnotes, we can save democracy.
by Karin Wulf via Made by History on August 29, 2019
Cotton field.

How The 1619 Project Rehabilitates the ‘King Cotton’ Thesis

The New York Times’ series on slavery relies on bad scholarship to make an argument with an inauspicious history.
by Phillip W. Magness via National Review on August 26, 2019
John Tanton
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John Tanton Has Died. He Made America Less Open to Immigrants — and More Open to Trump.

The nativist activist helped make anti-immigrant politics mainstream.
by Carly Goodman via Made by History on July 18, 2019
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How School Desegregation Became the Third Rail of Democratic Politics

White liberals opposed segregation in the South, but fought tooth-and-nail to keep it in the North.
by Matt Delmont, Jeanne Theoharis via Made by History on July 8, 2019
A scene from D-Day in New York City, June 6 1944

A WWII Combat Photographer's Long-Lost Images of D-Day in NYC

News of the invasion spread quickly that morning. Phil Stern captured a city still processing the news—but his photos were lost for decades
by Liesl Bradner via Made By History on June 5, 2019
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