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American History
drunk history
May 18, 2020
The Pandemic Has Led to an Outbreak of Terrible Historical Analogies Trump and his allies are using the coronavirus to warp history. We can’t ignore their delusions.
By Zak Cheney-Rice
american history
Aug. 21, 2018
The Riotous Pre-History of American Jews Eight of the most critical and contentious turning points, from Steven Weisman’s The Chosen Wars.
By Abraham Riesman
controversies
Apr. 14, 2016
The First Lady Who Made Her Own Contraband Makeup In Louisa Adams’s time, beauty was supposed to be pleasant, natural, and chaste.
By Louisa Thomas
American Exceptionalism 101 Now Being Offered After complaints, the College Board makes some changes.
By Jaime Fuller
Schomp Family History, by Blythe Roberson The Schomp family is the most affluent of the Boston Brahmins. The Cushings? Peasants. The Parkmans? Hippie street dwellers. The Lawrences? […]
By Brian Boone
Food Politics
May 25, 2010
By Helen Rosner