american history

American Gulag: Our Slow Descent Into Totalitarianism

In his groundbreaking book The Gulag Archipelago, Alexander Solzhenitsyn explained not only his experiences in the Soviet

01 Dec

As I sit here and write this, November 23rd, 2020, I was struck by something. I get a morning briefing from The History

24 Nov

They say history repeats itself. “They”, the ever-present, omniscient but invisible overlords of thought also tell us we

22 Aug

Back in the Dark Ages (Yes, I know that term has changed but I don’t agree with it so I still refer to them as the Dark Ages)

23 Jul

A.O. Hirschman was an economist as well as political scientist. When it came to political theory, Hirschman was unique in his

10 Jul

This was little more than an invention. Nothing like our iteration was ever attempted before in history…nothing. Yes, there

04 Jul

I’m going to bet no one reading this article has heard of the classic book The Nazi Seizure of Power. If you’ve not, I

12 Jun

It is exhausting, isn’t it? Covid-19 news with numbers, charts, medical experts from all over the country chiming in as well

22 May

I can recall in 2004 while watching the Democratic National Convention a young Senate candidate named Barack Obama. He

27 Apr

One of the first questions I ask students when they come into my class is, “Why do we study history?” The responses are

19 Apr