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I Wanted to Understand the Breathtaking Violence of American Policing, <br>So I Became a Cop

I Wanted to Understand the Breathtaking Violence of American Policing,
So I Became a Cop

Rosa Brooks Wrestles with the Puzzle of State-Sanctioned Violence

By Rosa Brooks | February 12, 2021

This month, Frederick Douglass’s papers will be made available to the public.

This month, Frederick Douglass’s papers will be made available to the public.

By Walker Caplan | February 11, 2021

Listen to the sound of an 18,000-year-old conch shell.

Listen to the sound of an 18,000-year-old conch shell.

By Walker Caplan | February 11, 2021

How America Has Always Advertised the Next Golden Age of Computers

How America Has Always Advertised the Next Golden Age of Computers

A Brief History of Selling the Future

By Ryan Mungia | February 11, 2021

To Unify a Divided (New) Nation: The Early Days of George Washington's Presidency

To Unify a Divided (New) Nation: The Early Days of George Washington's Presidency

David O. Stewart on the Construction of the Highest Office

By David O. Stewart | February 11, 2021

On the Connection Between Chinese Folktales and American Comic Book Heroes

On the Connection Between Chinese Folktales and American Comic Book Heroes

Gene Luen Yang Returns to the Adventures of Sun Wukong,
the Monkey King

By Gene Luen Yang | February 11, 2021

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On the First All-Black Parachute Infantry Battalion, the Triple Nickles

By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | February 11, 2021

Is this cancel culture? Josh Hawley vs. The 1619 Project

By Jonny Diamond | February 10, 2021

The Woman Who Ran for President Before Women
Could Vote

By Mira Ptacin | February 10, 2021

When Do Unspoken Social Rules Become Fashion Laws?

When Do Unspoken Social Rules Become Fashion Laws?

Richard Thompson Ford on the Time a Top Hat Scandalized London

By Richard Thompson Ford | February 10, 2021

How the Nuclear Family Exploited Unwed Mothers

How the Nuclear Family Exploited Unwed Mothers

Gabrielle Glaser Talks to Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 10, 2021

How James Thomas “Cool Papa” Bell Became a Negro League Superstar

How James Thomas “Cool Papa” Bell Became a Negro League Superstar

Lonnie Wheeler Celebrates One of the Fastest Men Ever to Play Baseball

By Lonnie Wheeler | February 10, 2021

Gossip, Deceit, and Heartbreak in 19th-Century New England

Gossip, Deceit, and Heartbreak in 19th-Century New England

Christine Leigh Heyrman Unpacks an Unlikely Calvinist Love Triangle

By Christine Leigh Heyrman | February 10, 2021

Rare and lurid document of 18th-century English queerness discovered.

Rare and lurid document of 18th-century English queerness discovered.

By Jonny Diamond | February 9, 2021

A Brief History of Metaphor in <br>Persian Poetry

A Brief History of Metaphor in
Persian Poetry

Dick Davis on Literary Forms That Have Lasted a Thousand Years

By Dick Davis | February 9, 2021

Boundaries and Care: On Touring French Pharmacies Before the Pandemic

Boundaries and Care: On Touring French Pharmacies Before the Pandemic

Lucie Elven Charts the Research Process of Her Latest Book

By Lucie Elven | February 9, 2021

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