History

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

Brandeis’s Brain: On “Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet”
Thomas Healy on Jeffrey Rosen's "Louis D. Brandeis: American Prophet".
Thomas HealyAug 8, 2016
- History
- Law
Back to Baku: A Report from the Seventh Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
Kristin Surak on the 7th Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations and the 1920 Congress of the Peoples of the East (both held in Baku).
Kristin SurakAug 4, 2016
This Is Not A Conversation: Robert Cremins and Rob Zaretsky on Denis Diderot, Malcolm Bradbury, and Why We Write
What would Denis Diderot think of a campus protest?
Robert Cremins, Robert ZaretskyAug 2, 2016
Resuscitating the Psychedelic Sensibility
Jon Savage’s "1966" looks at a pivotal year in history via its music.
James PennerJul 27, 2016
- History
- Music
Field Notes: Writers at War
Mike Chasar provides insight on the connection between writers and propaganda during World War II.
Mike ChasarJul 22, 2016
- History
- Poetry
What’s In a Name?
The author of the "Rent" book on how Lin-Manuel Miranda turned theater and history upside down, the worth of writing, and the Hamilton in her blood.
Evelyn McDonnellJul 18, 2016
- History
Claiming Its Legacy: On “Hamilton: The Revolution”
A review of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s and Jeremy McCarter’s book on the highly regarded, award-winning play, “Hamilton”.
Sunny Stalter-PaceJul 18, 2016
- History
Carrying Our Neighborhood Back to Back
Remé-Antonia Grefalda reviews "Filipinotown", an oral history of Los Angeles’s legendary neighborhood.
Remé-Antonia GrefaldaJul 11, 2016
- History
- Memoir & Essay
A Journey Inside a Crucible of Violence in Central America
Óscar Martínez sheds light on the violence and corruption in Central America, resulting in an increase in immigrants to the United States.
Sara CamposJul 7, 2016
- Around the World
- History
Double Remembrance
With the centenary of the Battle of the Somme and the Easter Rising arriving this year, Richard Kearney considers their impact on Ireland.
Richard KearneyJul 1, 2016
- History
- Poetry
Dev Developing: Ronan Fanning’s “Éamon de Valera: A Will to Power”
The political biography of Éamon de Valera and his time in power in Ireland.
Robert CreminsJun 14, 2016
- Biography & Autobiography
- History
The BangClash of Modernities
Susan Stanford Friedman knows the enemy and it is she.
Ken SeigneurieJun 13, 2016
- History