Timothy Snyder

"The Road to Unfreedom," Timothy Snyder's book on Russian influence around the world, is built on contradiction and conspiracy.

A consideration of four recent books that attempt to contend with the rise of Trumpism at home and abroad.

The perils of comparing Trump to twentieth-century dictators.

What role do we really want history to be playing in our public life? And is the history we have actually doing that work?

People who study the past don’t always have special insight into politics. Recent events have made that crystal clear.

On how Europe’s interwar period informs the present.

Ken Burns’s "The U.S. and the Holocaust" distorts the historical record in service of a political message.

On the promises and perils of very recent history.

A brief scholarly overview to understand the contours of white backlashes, their historical impact, and the ways they shape the world we inherit.

How Hannah Arendt’s fans misread the post-truth presidency.

Pulitzer-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed reflects on the battle for the past and the fragile state of American democracy.

A new book by Ruth Ben-Ghiat discusses the past and present challenges posed by authoritarianism, but misses the conditions in which it arises.

The storming of the Capitol on 6 January was not a coup. But American democracy is still in danger.

A conversation with Corey Robin on the surprisingly weak presidency of Donald Trump.

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

The question isn’t whether they have anything of value to offer. It’s whether they can avoid partisan vituperation along the way.

Comparing Trump's America to fascist Germany only fuels elites' antidemocratic fantasies.