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How the Word 'Ghetto' Traveled from Europe to America

How the Word 'Ghetto' Traveled from Europe to America

Daniel B. Schwartz Explores the Westward Exodus of European Jews

By Daniel B. Schwartz | September 26, 2019

Friedrich Hayek: Not Exactly the Libertarian Darling He's Claimed As

Friedrich Hayek: Not Exactly the Libertarian Darling He's Claimed As

Meet the Economist Ayn Rand Described as
"Our Most Pernicious Enemy."

By James Bernard Murphy | September 25, 2019

The Jazz Age Heiress Who Witnessed WWII Up Close

The Jazz Age Heiress Who Witnessed WWII Up Close

The Life and Times of Gertrude Legendre, No Ordinary Socialite

By Peter Finn | September 24, 2019

Writing About the Forgotten Black Women of the Italo-Ethiopian War

Writing About the Forgotten Black Women of the Italo-Ethiopian War

Maaza Mengiste on Gender, Warfare, and Women's Bodies

By Maaza Mengiste | September 24, 2019

For Millennials, Self-Help is More About 'We' Than 'Me'

For Millennials, Self-Help is More About 'We' Than 'Me'

Kathryn Watson on Why So Many Are Turning to the Ancient Philosophy

By Kathryn Watson | September 23, 2019

The Slow Build Up to the American Revolution

The Slow Build Up to the American Revolution

T. H. Breen on the Philosophies Behind America's War for Independence

By T. H. Breen | September 23, 2019

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The Long Legacy of America's Militarist, Racist Demagoguery

By Greg Grandin | September 20, 2019

Walking with the Ghosts of Black
Los Angeles

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In Search of Hysteria: The Man Who Thought He Could Define Madness

By Allan H. Ropper and Brian Burrell | September 20, 2019

Reckoning with the Slave Empires of WWII

Reckoning with the Slave Empires of WWII

James Walvin on the Forced Labor of
Concentration Camps and Gulags

By James Walvin | September 20, 2019

The Problem of Germany's Post-War Internal Refugees

The Problem of Germany's Post-War Internal Refugees

On the So-Called "Expellees" of Eastern Europe

By Peter Gatrell | September 20, 2019

<em>Gun Island</em> and the Stories That Emerge on a Changing Planet

Gun Island and the Stories That Emerge on a Changing Planet

Torsa Ghosal on Amitav Ghosh, Samanta Schweblin, and Others

By Torsa Ghosal | September 19, 2019

When Leonard Bernstein Played Cultural Diplomat in 1960s Japan

When Leonard Bernstein Played Cultural Diplomat in 1960s Japan

Mari Yoshihara on the Great Composer's Seminal Cold War-Era Tour of Japan

By Mari Yoshihara | September 19, 2019

On the Reclamation of Australian Aboriginal and Native American Identity

On the Reclamation of Australian Aboriginal and Native American Identity

Reading Women Discuss Joy Harjo's An American Sunrise and Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia

By Reading Women | September 18, 2019

On the Snarky Poem That Got Its Author Murdered

On the Snarky Poem That Got Its Author Murdered

Or: The Tale of the "Virgin" Poisoner

By Emily Temple | September 17, 2019

On Alma Mahler, Muse and Mistress of Fin-de-Siecle Vienna

On Alma Mahler, Muse and Mistress of Fin-de-Siecle Vienna

lived out of her time."">Cate Haste Considers the Legacy of "a modern woman who
lived out of her time."

By Cate Haste | September 16, 2019

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