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The Ideology of the Everyday: The Wende Museum’s “Face to Face” Exhibition
The Wende Museum's exhibition "Face to Face" juxtaposes official products of Socialist Realism with works by artists working outside of Communist Party parameters.
History
"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history." — George Bernard Shaw
Culture War: What Is It Good For?
Andrew Hartman's detailed account of the extended "shouting match" about America's identity, a.k.a. the culture wars.
Did Contraband Smuggling Lead to the French Revolution?
Michel Kwass on the populist history of smuggling contraband goods - tobacco and calico - in France before the French Revolution.
Out of Their Country, Ahead of Their Time
Janice Nimura on the lives of three extraordinary Japanese women, from samurai times to America to contemporary Japan.
Pistols at Dawn
John Leigh’s Touché: The Duel in Literature surveys literary duels from Pierre Corneille’s Le Cid to Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain.
The Afterlife of a Manuscript
“A scholarly whodunit” of Michelangelo, Nazis, and safe-cracking
How Cherokee Territory Became the “Deep South”
Two men find themselves on opposite ends of a battlefield. One was General Andrew Jackson — the other was John Ross, a fighter with the Cherokee regiment …
From Discontented Barons to Predator Drones
It's the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.
What Really Happened at Stalingrad?
Historian Jochen Hellbeck talks about the way nations remember the battle for Stalingrad, and what this says about nationalism and collective memory.
Rethinking the Invisible: Philip Ball’s Historical Account
In "Invisible," Philip Ball addresses the relationship between scientific inquiry and our beliefs about the world beyond our senses.
Beyond the Shadow of Samuel Johnson
James Boswell’s restless curiosity and his desire to sit at the feet of greatness and listen made him the ur-TED talk audience member.
Scorched Earth Doctrine
From 1950 to 1953, the air war in Korea became one of the most destructive, relentless, and forgotten American scorched earth campaigns.
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