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How Modern Life Has Been Shaped By the Power to Choose

How Modern Life Has Been Shaped By the Power to Choose

From Sophia Rosenfeld’s Cundill Prize-Shortlisted “The Age of Choice”

By Sophia Rosenfeld | September 26, 2025

How the German Peasants’ War Exposed 16th-Century Europe’s Fragile Foundations

How the German Peasants’ War Exposed 16th-Century Europe’s Fragile Foundations

From Lyndal Roper's Cundill Prize-Shortlisted “Summer of Fire and Blood”

By Lyndal Roper | September 25, 2025

From Leninism to Legalism: On the Ideological Evolution of Soviet Dissidents

From Leninism to Legalism: On the Ideological Evolution of Soviet Dissidents

From Benjamin Nathans's Cundill Prize-Shortlisted “To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause”

By Benjamin Nathans | September 24, 2025

Why are we so obsessed (lately) with TV shows about dying media?

Why are we so obsessed (lately) with TV shows about dying media?

By Brittany Allen | September 23, 2025

Bartolomé de las Casas, Witness to the Violent Conquest of the Americas

Bartolomé de las Casas, Witness to the Violent Conquest of the Americas

From Greg Grandin's Cundill Prize-Shortlisted "America, América"

By Greg Grandin | September 23, 2025

What <em>Pride and Prejudice</em> Tells Us About British History, Class, and Women’s Leisure Time

What Pride and Prejudice Tells Us About British History, Class, and Women’s Leisure Time

Patricia A. Matthew Explores the Historical Context of Jane Austen’s Most Famous Novel

By Patricia A. Matthew | September 22, 2025

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How the English Civil War Shaped the Future of Great Britain

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Jonathan Healey on the Political Turmoil That Marred the Year of 1642

By Jonathan Healey | September 18, 2025

How Feminists Fought to Formally Recognize Women’s Domestic Labor

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From Emily Callaci's Cundill Prize-Shortlisted “Wages for Housework”

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How the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz Survived the Death Camps

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Anne Sebba on the Multifaceted Role of Music Amidst the Horrors of the Holocaust

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How Viking Introduced John Steinbeck, James Joyce and More to American Readers

How Viking Introduced John Steinbeck, James Joyce and More to American Readers

Paul Slovak on Pascal Covici, the Editor Who Nurtured Some of the Most Iconic Names in Literature

By Paul Slovak | September 16, 2025

Why There Can Be No Freedom in Iran Without Freedom For Women

Why There Can Be No Freedom in Iran Without Freedom For Women

Fatemeh Jamalpour and Nilo Tabrizy on How the Murder of Mahsa Jîna Amini Sparked a Revolution

By Fatemeh Jamalpour and Nilo Tabrizy | September 15, 2025

“Love Your Neighbor as Yourself” Means Everyone—Including Immigrants, Migrants, and Refugees

“Love Your Neighbor as Yourself” Means Everyone—Including Immigrants, Migrants, and Refugees

John Fugelsang Debunks Christian Nationalism

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