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Will “American” Ever Be a Fully Distinct Language of Its Own?

Will “American” Ever Be a Fully Distinct Language of Its Own?

Ed Simon on Noah Webster’s Dictionary of Independence

By Ed Simon | July 1, 2026

A Constitutional Question: Do American Presidents Have the Power to Declare War?

A Constitutional Question: Do American Presidents Have the Power to Declare War?

Jill Lepore Considers a Vietnam-Era Precedent to a Timely Presidential Problem

By Jill Lepore | July 1, 2026

Why Soledad Acosta de Samper’s <em>Dolores</em> is a Unicorn in the Practice of Translation

Why Soledad Acosta de Samper’s Dolores is a Unicorn in the Practice of Translation

Sara Abadía Alvarado on Preserving and Protecting the Original Translation of the Novel

By Sara Abadía Alvarado | July 1, 2026

Inside the Wild World of Roman Romance Novels

Inside the Wild World of Roman Romance Novels

Emma Southon on the Emergence of Popular Fiction in the Ancient World

By Emma Southon | June 30, 2026

The Reluctant Researcher: How I Ended Up Writing a Historical Novel

The Reluctant Researcher: How I Ended Up Writing a Historical Novel

Ethan Joella: “Writing what you know is only limited by what you take the time to know.”

By Ethan Joella | June 30, 2026

Natalie Adler Talks to Sarah Schulman About AIDS History and Dykes Around Town

Natalie Adler Talks to Sarah Schulman About AIDS History and Dykes Around Town

“AIDS was the first thing I knew about sex. It was the first thing I knew about being gay.”

By Sarah Schulman | June 29, 2026

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This Week in Literary History: America Turns 250

By Literary Hub | June 29, 2026

The American Library Association is auctioning off some primo vintage READ posters.

By Brittany Allen | June 25, 2026

On the First—and, So Far, Only—Book Ban Case Ever Heard by the Supreme Court

By Anthony Aycock | June 25, 2026

A Necessary History of the Oddest Letter: W

A Necessary History of the Oddest Letter: W

Danny Bate on the Linguistic History of Our Alphabet

By Danny Bate | June 25, 2026

The Clothes Make the Man: How Dark Suits Defined the Early American Republic

The Clothes Make the Man: How Dark Suits Defined the Early American Republic

Chloe Chapin on the Civic Meaning Behind Trends in Men’s Fashion in the 18th and 19th Centuries

By Chloe Chapin | June 25, 2026

On One of America’s Great Conspiracy Theorists (and His Yankees vs. Cowboys Theory of History)

On One of America’s Great Conspiracy Theorists (and His Yankees vs. Cowboys Theory of History)

Andrew McKenzie-McHarg Revisits the Grandfather of Rational Paranoia, Carl Oglesby

By Andrew McKenzie-McHarg | June 24, 2026

For a Historian, the Facts of Any Given Life Disappear the Moment They Occur

For a Historian, the Facts of Any Given Life Disappear the Moment They Occur

Thomas S. Mullaney Considers Family Duty Through the Lens of Historical Practice

By Thomas S. Mullaney | June 24, 2026

The Crops That Created America (Mostly Came From Africa)

The Crops That Created America (Mostly Came From Africa)

Michael Carter Jr. on How People of African Descent Have Shaped American Agriculture

By Michael Carter Jr. | June 24, 2026

On Integrating Unions and Finding “Good White People” in Midcentury Minnesota

On Integrating Unions and Finding “Good White People” in Midcentury Minnesota

Justin Ellis Explores the Labor History of Minneapolis’s Multi-Ethnic Working Class

By Justin Ellis | June 23, 2026

Five Anti-Colonial Travel Narratives You Should Read Before Your Next Trip

Five Anti-Colonial Travel Narratives You Should Read Before Your Next Trip

Terria Smith Recommends Tété-Michel Kpomassie, Noé Álvarez, Jamaica Kincaid and More

By Terria Smith | June 23, 2026

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