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• 10/20/19
  

  Can Studying Human Evolution Help Us Understand Impeachment?

  by David P. Barash

  What The Goodness Paradox can teach us about the importance of enforcing societal norms. 

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• 10/20/19
  

  Can a 1960s-like Counterculture Emerge?

  by Walter G. Moss

  Today we have just as much reason to protest as did the 1960’s dissidents. We need a counterculture, or an opposing culture or way of life, to embolden our emotions and imaginations and challenge "throaway" consumer culture. 

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• 10/20/19
  

  Trump and the Divine Rights of Kings

  by Ed Simon

  Nobody feels sorrier for themselves than a monarch who discovers that their divine right is an illusion; nobody is more liable to lash out and project the blame for their predicament.

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• 10/20/19
  

  A Democratic GUT-Check: A Grand Unifying Theory of Democratic Victories

  by Jeff Bloodworth

  The preceding century of Democratic presidential politicking reveals that “electability” is not milquetoast, split the difference centrism. Historically, Democrats win when they adhere to a grand unifying theory (GUT).

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• 10/18/19
  

  The History Briefing on Indigenous Peoples Day: Why Fewer Places Celebrate Columbus Day

  by Elisabeth Pearson

  As Trump's statement this past week revealed, despite the increasing deamnds since the 1990s to change Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s day, the public narrative of the holiday is still contested.

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• 10/20/19
  

  Melania Trump Just Restarted a 100-Year-Old Political Controversy: The White House Tennis Court

  by Ryan Swanson

  Presidents, be wary of associating with country club sports during times of political crisis.  

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• 10/13/19
  

  The Founders’ Furious Impeachment Debate--and Benjamin Franklin’s Modest Proposal

  by Harlow Giles Unger

  “This Magistrate is not the king! The people are the king!”

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• 10/13/19
  

  Trump and A History of Presidential Anti-Semitism

  by Donne Levy

  As with so many Trump blunders, he is apparently ignorant of the history and nature of anti-Semitism in America.

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• 10/13/19
  

  What the Lincoln-Douglas Debates Can Teach Presidential Contenders

  by Georgiann Baldino

  The Lincoln-Douglas debates became pivotal moments in national politics, and their lessons are vital today.

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• 10/11/19
  

  The History Briefing on Pregnancy Discrimination: What Historians Had to Say About This Week’s News

  by Isabella DelPino

  How historians discussed pregnancy discrimination this week. 

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• 10/11/19
  

  The History Briefing On This Week's Impeachment Updates: How Historians Helped Us Understand the News

  by Paige Morse

  Historians play a key role in contextualizing current events for the public.

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• 10/6/19
  

  Evil in the Delta: Elaine, Arkansas, 1919

  by Michael K. Honey

  One hundred years ago, in the “Red Summer” of 1919, rampaging whites killed hundreds and perhaps thousands of African Americans in pogroms and race riots.

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• 10/6/19
  

  Why Are Americans So Confused About the Meaning of “Democratic Socialism”?

  by Lawrence Wittner

  Despite Sanders’ personal popularity and the popularity of the programs he advocates, large numbers of Americans―especially from older generations―remain uneasy about “socialism.”  

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• 10/6/19
  

  The New McCarthyism?

  by Andrew Feffer

  Unfortunately, the term has become almost entirely evacuated of its historical and political meaning. Historians need to set the record straight.

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• 10/6/19
  

  Revolutionary Inspiration for Moral Choices in Trump's America

  by T.H. Breen

  Revolutionaries upheld the rule of law and decided that patriotism could best be expressed by preserving the fundamental principles of habeas corpus and due process.

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• 10/6/19
  

  Incognegro: How Law Enforcement Spies on Black Radical Groups

  by L.E.J. Rachell

  From COINTELPRO to Black Lives Matter. 

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• 10/6/19
  

  Why Can’t Trump Admit Mistakes? It’s an Old Strategy Explained by Hitler

  by Cody Cain

  When maintaining a falsehood, even a slight crack can bring it all crashing down.

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• 10/4/19
  

  The History Briefing on Whistleblowers: How Historians Covered Breaking News

  by Sam Mastrianni

  How historians helped us understand whistleblowers the past week. 

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• 9/29/19
  

  Is The Ukraine Scandal the Smoking Gun?

  by James D. Robenalt

  Could this be the moment of clarity that will finally bring down President Trump? 

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• 9/29/19
  

  What Abraham Lincoln Got Right About Addiction

  by Ed Simon

  This National Recovery Month, Ed Simon examines the history of addiction recovery movements.