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The True Story of the Actual First Shot Fired in the Civil War

The True Story of the Actual First Shot Fired in the Civil War

Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz on the Origins and Aftermath of the Christiana Riot

By Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz | September 23, 2026

How Weimar Germany’s Proportional Democracy Put Hitler in Power

How Weimar Germany’s Proportional Democracy Put Hitler in Power

Dana Bash and David Fisher on the Rise of Nazism Through an Embattled Electoral System

By Dana Bash and David Fisher | September 23, 2026

Meet Hyman Judah Schachtel, the Anti-Zionist Rabbi of Houston

Meet Hyman Judah Schachtel, the Anti-Zionist Rabbi of Houston

Benjamin Moser on the Political and Religious Debates Among American Jews As World War II Raged

By Benjamin Moser | September 22, 2026

On Finding the Beauty in a Block of Stone

On Finding the Beauty in a Block of Stone

Simon Warrack Remembers What Led Him To Discover His Passion For Heritage Preservation

By Simon Warrack | September 21, 2026

Does Evil Exist (and How Do We Recognize It?)

Does Evil Exist (and How Do We Recognize It?)

Susan Neiman on the Ways Philosophers Have Conceptualized Morality Throughout the 20th Century

By Susan Neiman | September 18, 2026

Attention LBJ nerds: Robert Caro is posting book updates on Instagram.

Attention LBJ nerds: Robert Caro is posting book updates on Instagram.

By James Folta | September 16, 2026

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Looking in the Mirror of My Past as a Korean Adoptee in the United States

By Sun Yung Shin | September 15, 2026

Could this James Baldwin typewriter be an okay use of AI?

By James Folta | September 14, 2026

This Week in Literary History: John Keats Writes “To Autumn”

By Literary Hub | September 14, 2026

The Legend of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

The Legend of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

Phillip Lopate on the Enduring Legacy of Washington Irving’s Most Famous Short Story

By Phillip Lopate | September 11, 2026

The War on Terror Through the Eyes of Queer Afghan Refugees

The War on Terror Through the Eyes of Queer Afghan Refugees

Steven W. Thrasher Reflects on 9/11 and Its Aftermath Through Reading No God But Us and The Sense of Brown

By Steven W. Thrasher | September 11, 2026

On the Forgotten Enslavement of Native Americans and Its Central Role in US History

On the Forgotten Enslavement of Native Americans and Its Central Role in US History

From Linford D. Fisher’s Cundill Prize-Shortlisted Stealing America

By Linford D. Fisher | September 11, 2026

121 years ago, Russian printers went on strike over commas.

121 years ago, Russian printers went on strike over commas.

By James Folta | September 10, 2026

Neither Bone Nor Stone: Why the US Constitution Was Meant to be Amended

Neither Bone Nor Stone: Why the US Constitution Was Meant to be Amended

From Jill Lepore’s Cundill Prize-Shortlisted We the People

By Jill Lepore | September 10, 2026

What Weimar Berlin’s Most Famous Plays Revealed About Artistic Freedom

What Weimar Berlin’s Most Famous Plays Revealed About Artistic Freedom

Wendy Lesser on the Slow Rise of Nazism and Its Impact on German Theater

By Wendy Lesser | September 9, 2026

A Legal History of Anti-Chinese Racism in America

A Legal History of Anti-Chinese Racism in America

From Beth Lew-Williams’s Cundill Prize-Shortlisted John Doe Chinaman

By Beth Lew-Williams | September 9, 2026

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