History

"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history." — George Bernard Shaw

Most Resistance Does Not Speak Its Name: An Interview with James C. Scott
Francis Wade interviews James C. Scott about state resistance in Southeast Asia and beyond.
Francis WadeJan 22, 2018
Darwin on Endless Trial
Morten Høi Jensen weighs two takes on Darwin’s legacy.
Morten Høi JensenJan 22, 2018
- History
- Science & Technology
The Majesty and the Mystery of Impeachment
Richard Blaustein evaluates “Impeachment: A Citizen’s Guide” by Cass R. Sunstein.
Richard BlausteinJan 20, 2018
Conservatives and Counterrevolutionaries: Corey Robin’s “The Reactionary Mind”
Lily Geismer on the second edition of Corey Robin’s “The Reactionary Mind.”
Lily GeismerJan 19, 2018
- History
- Politics
Press Versus Privacy: Does the Right to Be Left Alone Override the Public’s Right to Know?
On "Newsworthy: The Supreme Court Battle Over Privacy and Press Freedom."
Stephen RohdeJan 15, 2018
- History
- Law
The Hasidic Question
On "Hasidism: A New History," recently released by Princeton University Press.
George ProchnikJan 14, 2018
- History
- Religion
Is Government a Protection Racket? How Wheat and Taxes Built the Ancient States
The foundation of the state isn’t warfare; it’s actually the tribute that a strongman would demand from your garden.
Antonio GilmanJan 6, 2018
“Locked Out of Time”: A Conversation with Deanne Stillman
Deanne Stillman talks about the lives of Western icons we thought we knew.
Heather Scott PartingtonJan 5, 2018
- History
High Hitler
Hitler and the Nazis were taking methamphetamine and opiates. But their biggest drug was still the ideology.
Anthony MostromJan 3, 2018
- History
Framing 1966: Jon Savage on the Year the 1960s Exploded
Scott Timberg takes a spin through “1966: The Year the Decade Exploded” by Jon Savage.
Scott TimbergJan 1, 2018
- History
- Music
From Conflict to Dialogue and All the Way Back
Peter Harrison considers Yves Gingras's "Science and Religion: An Impossible Dialogue."
Peter HarrisonDec 27, 2017
Stealing Memories: On Anders Rydell’s “The Book Thieves”
Ashley Valanzola is captivated by “The Book Thieves: The Nazi Looting of Europe’s Libraries and the Race to Return a Literary Inheritance” by Anders Rydell.
Ashley ValanzolaDec 26, 2017
- Around the World
- History