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Draft Riots, Tammany Hall, and a Fire at Barnum’s Museum: The Birth of the NYC Fire Department

Draft Riots, Tammany Hall, and a Fire at Barnum’s Museum: The Birth of the NYC Fire Department

Brian McDonald on the Transition from a Patchwork of Volunteer Departments to a Modern Force

By Brian McDonald | September 9, 2022

On Martha Cooper’s Exhilarating Photos of 1980s NYC Graffiti

On Martha Cooper’s Exhilarating Photos of 1980s NYC Graffiti

“It’s a high you can’t find anywhere else.”

By Miss Rosen | September 8, 2022

Rachel DeWoskin on Registering Voters (Right Now!) and the Connection Between Writing and Democracy

Rachel DeWoskin on Registering Voters (Right Now!) and the Connection Between Writing and Democracy

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | September 8, 2022

How to Find God in a World Full of Disappointment and Disenchantment

How to Find God in a World Full of Disappointment and Disenchantment

Anthony T. Kronman in Conversation with Roxanne Coady on Just the Right Book

By Just the Right Book | September 8, 2022

Daegan Miller on the Shifting Meaning of Historical Landmarks

Daegan Miller on the Shifting Meaning of Historical Landmarks

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | September 7, 2022

Just How Much Did the Benghazi Attack Affect the Outcome of the 2016 Election?

Just How Much Did the Benghazi Attack Affect the Outcome of the 2016 Election?

Ethan Corin on the Weaponization of Benghazi Amid the Ride of Extreme Polarization

By Ethan Chorin | September 7, 2022

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Law of the Tongue: When Humans and Killer Whales Hunt Together

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The Personal Crisis That Transformed FDR Into a Historic Leader

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In Search of Mary Seacole, a Remarkable Black Cultural Icon

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The Poets’ Guide to Economics

The Poets’ Guide to Economics

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | September 6, 2022

No Pets Left Behind: A Brief History of Photography Told Through Antique Dog Portraits

No Pets Left Behind: A Brief History of Photography Told Through Antique Dog Portraits

Anthony Cavo Pays Tribute to the Bond Between People and Their Pets

By Anthony Cavo | September 2, 2022

Players and Coaches Wanted: On the Beginnings of Toledo’s Pro Women’s Football Team

Players and Coaches Wanted: On the Beginnings of Toledo’s Pro Women’s Football Team

Stephen Guinan on the Women Who Heeded the Call

By Stephen Guinan | September 1, 2022

How Silicon Valley Conquered the Post-Cold War Consensus

How Silicon Valley Conquered the Post-Cold War Consensus

Alex Williams and Jeremy Gilbert on the Marriage of Big Tech and Big Finance

By Alex Williams and Jeremy Gilbert | September 1, 2022

Nobel Prize-Winner Abdulrazak Gurnah on German Conquest in East Africa and His Latest Novel,<em> Afterlives</em>

Nobel Prize-Winner Abdulrazak Gurnah on German Conquest in East Africa and His Latest Novel, Afterlives

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | September 1, 2022

How American Conservatives Embraced Intellectual Justifications of Racism

How American Conservatives Embraced Intellectual Justifications of Racism

Nicole Hemmer on the Rise of the Racialist Right in America

By Nicole Hemmer | August 31, 2022

Rio Cortez on Afropioneerism, Afrofrontierism, and Family Histories Real and Imagined

Rio Cortez on Afropioneerism, Afrofrontierism, and Family Histories Real and Imagined

“The land where Utah exists haunts our story, but we are even more vast.”

By Rio Cortez | August 31, 2022

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