Lynn A. Hunt

Historians' prohibition on 'presentism' crumbles under the weight of events.

Historians are losing their audience, and searching for the next trend won’t win it back.

Attacking presentism as a mindset of younger scholars doesn’t solve any of the historical profession's problems.

Responding to a controversial recent critique of "presentism," two historians make the case that history and politics have always been deeply interwoven.

When historians concede to discuss the past with the terms of the present, they abandon the skill set that makes them historians.

The past does not speak to us; we speak for the past.

The Age of Revolution inaugurated a new era in modern history defined not only by new democratic institutions but also by despots and charismatic leaders.

Far from making Americans crave stability, the pandemic underscores how everything is up for grabs.