Its power lies in its ability to sacralize the deepest desires of human life (health, wealth, and...
History
The 1980s were not the beginning of Christian nationalism, but they were its decisive breakthrough. From the...
Payments are all about seeking simpler methods of trading. It began with basic bartering and, gradually, with...
Far earlier than today’s ports and global supply chains, the seas around Thailand were a complex network...
The Girondins, gifted orators, were soon to be known as Brissotins, after their leader Jacques-Pierre Brissot. Introduction...
The people of Elis decided to build a new Temple of Zeus to celebrate a victory. Introduction...
Loyalty in the ancient world was never a private sentiment. It was tested, displayed, and scrutinized in...
What began as religious settlements and agrarian protests evolved into a systematic ideology and, eventually, into governments...
The Fed was designed to stabilize capitalism, not to replace it. In doing so, it has become...
How did Renaissance writers and artists portray the European exploration of the Americas? Originally published by Newberry...
Romans created a link between their history and the Trojan War by associating a hero from the...
He continues to be recognized as ‘The Father of History’ and a reliable source of information on...
Donald Trump aims to rewrite America’s official history, including at one of the nation’s key sites of...
From Rome to today, damnatio memoriae reveals the universal struggle to control the past. It is a...
Trump’s appointment of Jim Byron to lead the National Archives represents more than personnel change. It signals...
Today, the quarrel over whether the United States is a democracy or a republic repeats an old...
He spent more than three years volunteering. By Dr. Richard GundermanChancellor’s Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and...
Prior to the war, the U.S. Army had a variety of iron smoothbore siege guns and howitzers....
Across millennia, the mask has been a tool of power, devotion, fear, and play. From stone visages...
Jack Cade’s rebellion fused genuine grievances with political theater, articulated systemic critiques of government, and briefly turned...
Nineteenth-century Americans cast ballots with soldiers often looming nearby. Political life has always been conducted at the...
Record-keeping is one of the oldest tools humans have used to build and manage society. Long before...
Why did LBJ decline to offer himself? The Vietnam War? (Not going well.) Decline of initial enthusiasm...
Voters become galvanized and change their party allegiance. By Dr. Graeme MackVisiting Assistant Professor of HistoryUniversity of...
Precise conditions for receiving an office would seem close to simony. By Dr. Sverre BaggeNorwegian Historian Introduction...
The events were a catalyst in the overarching violence in the volatile 1876 election campaign. Introduction The Hamburg...
Congressional Reconstruction enabled the creation of biracial democracy for the first time in the South. By Dr....
“Woe to the land that’s govern’d by a child.” By Dr. David Sterling BrownAssociate Professor of EnglishTrinity...
Laughter is a far more complex phenomenon than simple delight. By Dr. Kirsten BellSenior Research Fellow in...
This study is useful for understanding the complexity of medieval bodies and gender. Introduction This essay argues...