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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

Are Elder Millennial Women in America Ok? A Historical Accounting

Are Elder Millennial Women in America Ok? A Historical Accounting

Sarah Flocken on What It Means to Be Trapped in Endless Cycles of Belief and Cynicism

By Sarah Flocken | June 23, 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

“The Forest is the Therapist.” On the Art of Noticing

“The Forest is the Therapist.” On the Art of Noticing

Richard Louv Examines What It Means to Slow Down in the Modern World

By Richard Louv | June 23, 2026

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

By Terria Smith | June 23, 2026

The Black List and Zando are hunting for the next great horror novel.

By Brittany Allen | June 22, 2026

Sorry, Chicago Manual of Style: I’m Not Going to Stop Capitalizing the Word “Earth”

By Meg Charlton | June 22, 2026

How <em>Wolverine: Weapon X</em> Reinvented the Classic Marvel Tale

How Wolverine: Weapon X Reinvented the Classic Marvel Tale

Jim Rugg on Creator Barry Windsor-Smith’s Innovations in Visual Storytelling

By Jim Rugg | June 22, 2026

On the Speed of Animals, Airborne and Earthbound

On the Speed of Animals, Airborne and Earthbound

Vaclav Smil Explains the Three Categories of Animal Mobility

By Vaclav Smil | June 22, 2026

When George Sand Hit the Town in Men’s Clothes

When George Sand Hit the Town in Men’s Clothes

Fiona Sampson on the Pseudonymous Writer’s Breaking of Binaries and Boundaries

By Fiona Sampson | June 22, 2026

On Waking Up As an American During the Fall of the Soviet Union

On Waking Up As an American During the Fall of the Soviet Union

Jamison Firestone Remembers the Moments Leading Up to the Collapse of the World’s Largest Communist State

By Jamison Firestone | June 22, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” is Published

This Week in Literary History: Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” is Published

By one "Geoffrey Crayon"

By Literary Hub | June 22, 2026

What to read next if the Knicks win made you “basketball-curious.”

What to read next if the Knicks win made you “basketball-curious.”

A mini reading list.

By Brittany Allen | June 18, 2026

The Losses that Carry Us: A Tribute to Marjane Satrapi

The Losses that Carry Us: A Tribute to Marjane Satrapi

Fatemeh Shams on Loss, Veil, Exile, and the Passing of a Literary Giant

By Fatemeh Shams | June 18, 2026

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