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Why Lincoln Rejected Triumph at Gettysburg
Andrew F. Lang, The Coolidge Review
1946: Harry Truman and the Hinge of Fate
James Diddams, Providence
The Shinano Carrier: How Allied Forces Sunk a Secret
Kelly Bell, WHN
"We’re Living in a WWI Zeppelin Lookout Tower"
Annie Hayes, Sunday Times
Route 66: The Road of Endless Possibilities
Elana Scherr, Smithsonian
Why it's Taken Over 50 Years to Return to the Moon
Emily A. Margolis, Conversation
In Pictures: Historic Moments in Space Exploration
Kyle Almond, CNN
The Middle Ages' Most Mysterious Manuscript
Serafina Kenny, HistoryExtra
Who Really Wrote the Old Testament? The Theories.
Javier Alonso López, NatGeo
When Ancient Peoples Used Cheetahs to Hunt
Lakshmi Gandhi, HISTORY
What Reading the Rosetta Stone Reveals
Campbell Price, History Today
Is Modern Terrorism Repeating Reconstruction-Era Themes?
Jacob Ware, Time
The Lasting Legacy of Rome
Joel Kotkin, Substack
Greek Philosophy and a Linguistic Shift
Doug Bates, Ataraxia or Bust!
This Day in American History
Staff, Liberty Nation News

Podcasts

Civilian Life in Revolutionary War Occupied Cities
Liz Covart, Ben Franklin's World
How Saudi Arabia Shaped Silicon Valley
Throughline, NPR
Columbian Exchange: Spreading Plants, Animals and Diseases
In Our Time, BBC
The Real Story Behind the ‘Remember the Ladies’ Letter
Ari Daniel, Smithsonian

History in the Media

Is the U.S. Constitution Doomed to Fail?
Claire Rydell Arcenas, NYT
Nuremberg, A First-Hand Account
Jasmine Guama, Aspects of History
Blackface: A Shameful History as American as Apple Pie
Dwight Garner, NYT
The Follies of Predicting War
Jo Inge Bekkevold, Foreign Policy

Censorship

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Essential Reading

May Aliens Be Deported Based on Their Speech?
The answer, oddly, isn't settled.
The COVID-era Smearing—and Resurrection—of Trump NIH Appointee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
Bhattacharya’s path from health policy scholar to NIH director nominee is pockmarked with craters from missiles launched to destroy his scientific credibility by NIH leaders and their minions in academia.

In the News

Multimedia

Zuckerberg Ending Censorship on Facebook: "The Fact-Checkers Have Just Been Too Politically Biased"
John Kerry Tells WEF: Our First Amendment Stands As A Major Block Against Hammering Disinformation Out of Existence
House Committee Rips State Department Over Censorship

American Civics

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Essential Reading

America’s Civic Values Outweigh its Divisions
Americans of all backgrounds overwhelmingly support a core set of legal and constitutional obligations.
David McCullough and the Study of History
One of the greatest weeks of my life was the week David McCullough came to teach a one-credit course at Hillsdale College in 2006.

In the News

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Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin
The Long Road to Juneteenth
Lincoln’s Prophetic Statesmanship with Edward Erler

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Touring The National Civil War Museum
Redeeming a Psychopath? Captain Edward Low
The Mystery of USS Cyclops
Richard The Lionheart And The Fall Of The Norman Dynasty

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Last of WWII Generation Fading Fast as Tributes Surge
Darius Radzius, Military.com
Why Lincoln Rejected Triumph at Gettysburg
Andrew F. Lang, The Coolidge Review
These 7 Foreigners Helped Win America's Revolution
Claire Barrett, Military Times
How a Late-Night Meeting Led to the Alaska Purchase
James Lindsay, CFR
A Story of Captivity and Torture in North Korea
Donald M. Bishop, Trinity Tripod
Lexington and Concord: The Shot Heard 'Round the World
Keli Holt, Substack
The Turbulent History of U.S.-Cuban Relations
Suzanne Cords, Deutsche Welle
The Vermehren Betrayal: The Defection of Anti-Nazi Activists
Tim Miller, WHN
8 Historic Stops Along Route 66 You Can Still Visit
Gregory Wakeman, HISTORY
The Victories and Defeats of Britain in World War I
Staff, History
How a Physician’s DIY Device Helped Americans Summit Everest
Eric Wills, NatGeo
Could Bringing Fish Traps Back Help Save the Salmon?
Zach Theiler, Smithsonian
Ten Facts About the Cradle of Civilization
Joshua J. Mark, WHE
A Q&A with a Historian
Elliott Drago, Jack Miller Center
This Day in American History
Staff, Liberty Nation News

Why Lincoln Rejected Triumph at Gettysburg

Andrew F. Lang, The Coolidge Review

In victory, the president invoked a virtue both classical and theological Read More

1946: Harry Truman and the Hinge of Fate

James Diddams, Providence

The international system we know today was not inevitable but the product of a handful of decisive choices made by Harry Truman in 1946 Read More

The Shinano Carrier: How Allied Forces Sunk a Secret

Kelly Bell, WHN

The story of how the U.S. Navy torpedoed the Japanese Shinano carrier, the largest warship in history to be sunk by a submarine. Read More

"We’re Living in a WWI Zeppelin Lookout Tower"

Annie Hayes, Sunday Times

The grade II listed Tynemouth Watchtower is steeped in history and provides rolling sea views — but seven floors makes carrying the... Read More

Route 66: The Road of Endless Possibilities

Elana Scherr, Smithsonian

The country’s “mother road” started out as a way to get from Point A to Point B but quickly became the host of a culture... Read More

Why it's Taken Over 50 Years to Return to the Moon

Emily A. Margolis, Conversation

NASA’s Artemis II mission took decades of policymaking, engineering and financial support. Read More

In Pictures: Historic Moments in Space Exploration

Kyle Almond, CNN

Humanity’s quest to touch the stars began nearly 70 years ago when the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, was... Read More

The Middle Ages' Most Mysterious Manuscript

Serafina Kenny, HistoryExtra

This manuscript’s contents are a centuries-old mystery that still eludes scholars today. But is it really as cryptic as it seems, or... Read More

Who Really Wrote the Old Testament? The Theories.

Javier Alonso López, NatGeo

When analyzing the oldest books of the Bible, scholars have identified the work of various writers and editors. But how did the final version... Read More

When Ancient Peoples Used Cheetahs to Hunt

Lakshmi Gandhi, HISTORY

These sleek predators were once part of hunting traditions across the ancient world. Read More

What Reading the Rosetta Stone Reveals

Campbell Price, History Today

200 years on from the deciphering of the most famous piece of rock in the world, what does reading the Rosetta Stone reveal? Read More

Is Modern Terrorism Repeating Reconstruction-Era Themes?

Jacob Ware, Time

Racist terrorism has never been uniquely Southern—or new, writes Jacob Ware. Read More

The Lasting Legacy of Rome

Joel Kotkin, Substack

Ever since I was in high school, Rome has fascinated me... Read More

Greek Philosophy and a Linguistic Shift

Doug Bates, Ataraxia or Bust!

And how Robert Pirsig got so close to figuring it out Read More

This Day in American History

Staff, Liberty Nation News

The highs and the lows on the way to modern America. Read More

Podcasts

Civilian Life in Revolutionary War Occupied Cities

Liz Covart, Ben Franklin's World

Revolutionary War occupied cities transformed civilian life. Lauren Duval reveals how households negotiated quartering, martial law, and... Read More

How Saudi Arabia Shaped Silicon Valley

Throughline, NPR

Elon Musk. Donald Trump. Bill Gates. Sam Altman. Larry Ellison. Alex Karp. Jared Kushner. Mr. Beast. Jeffrey Epstein… Those are just a... Read More

Columbian Exchange: Spreading Plants, Animals and Diseases

In Our Time, BBC

The impact of the spread of animals, crops and diseases between continents after 1492 Read More

The Real Story Behind the ‘Remember the Ladies’ Letter

Ari Daniel, Smithsonian

Americans who turned the letter written by the future first lady into a suffragist rallying cry may have misunderstood her intentions Read More

History in the Media

Is the U.S. Constitution Doomed to Fail?

Claire Rydell Arcenas, NYT

Is the U.S. Constitution Doomed to Fail? Read More

Nuremberg, A First-Hand Account

Jasmine Guama, Aspects of History

An account of the Nuremberg Trials through the experiences of Howard Triest, a German-Jewish refugee and translator who confronted the... Read More

Blackface: A Shameful History as American as Apple Pie

Dwight Garner, NYT

A new book by Rhae Lynn Barnes examines how minstrelsy once occupied the center of the nation’s cultural life. Read More

The Follies of Predicting War

Jo Inge Bekkevold, Foreign Policy

A new book debates who wins wars and why. Read More

Censorship

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Essential Reading

May Aliens Be Deported Based on Their Speech?
The answer, oddly, isn't settled.
The COVID-era Smearing—and Resurrection—of Trump NIH Appointee Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
Bhattacharya’s path from health policy scholar to NIH director nominee is pockmarked with craters from missiles launched to destroy his scientific credibility by NIH leaders and their minions in academia.

In the News

Multimedia

Zuckerberg Ending Censorship on Facebook: "The Fact-Checkers Have Just Been Too Politically Biased"
John Kerry Tells WEF: Our First Amendment Stands As A Major Block Against Hammering Disinformation Out of Existence
House Committee Rips State Department Over Censorship

American Civics

Sponsored Curation Powered By:

Essential Reading

America’s Civic Values Outweigh its Divisions
Americans of all backgrounds overwhelmingly support a core set of legal and constitutional obligations.
David McCullough and the Study of History
One of the greatest weeks of my life was the week David McCullough came to teach a one-credit course at Hillsdale College in 2006.

In the News

Multimedia

Why Civics Education Is America’s New Flashpoin
The Long Road to Juneteenth
Lincoln’s Prophetic Statesmanship with Edward Erler

More From Real Clear

Touring The National Civil War Museum
Redeeming a Psychopath? Captain Edward Low
The Mystery of USS Cyclops
Richard The Lionheart And The Fall Of The Norman Dynasty

RealClearHistory Monday

Last of WWII Generation Fading Fast as Tributes Surge

Darius Radzius, Military.com

A 102-year-old D-Day rescue swimmer’s story resurfaces as officials warn fewer than 50,000 WWII veterans remain. Read More

Why Lincoln Rejected Triumph at Gettysburg

Andrew F. Lang, The Coolidge Review

In victory, the president invoked a virtue both classical and theological Read More

These 7 Foreigners Helped Win America's Revolution

Claire Barrett, Military Times

George Washington had complained vociferously about the flood of questionable foreign volunteers. These men earned his respect — and... Read More

How a Late-Night Meeting Led to the Alaska Purchase

James Lindsay, CFR

A late-night knock on the door led to the second largest territorial acquisition in U.S. history. Read More

A Story of Captivity and Torture in North Korea

Donald M. Bishop, Trinity Tripod

When “Skip” Schumacher of Trinity’s Class of 1965 passed away in 2018, he was a retired banker and financial advisor in St.... Read More

Lexington and Concord: The Shot Heard 'Round the World

Keli Holt, Substack

The American War for Independence Begins Read More

The Turbulent History of U.S.-Cuban Relations

Suzanne Cords, Deutsche Welle

Donald Trump is not the first US president to have expansionist ambitions for Cuba. The US has a long history of trying to control the island... Read More

The Vermehren Betrayal: The Defection of Anti-Nazi Activists

Tim Miller, WHN

The defection of anti-Nazi activists led to horrific and unintended consequences. Read More

8 Historic Stops Along Route 66 You Can Still Visit

Gregory Wakeman, HISTORY

Route 66 attractions—like the Kan-O-Tex Service Station, the first McDonald’s site and the Meteor Crater—preserve the... Read More

The Victories and Defeats of Britain in World War I

Staff, History

Remembering Britain's Triumphs and Defeats During World War I Read More

How a Physician’s DIY Device Helped Americans Summit Everest

Eric Wills, NatGeo

The world’s most intrepid mountaineers breathed a little easier thanks to a young anesthesiologist’s chance encounter. Read More

Could Bringing Fish Traps Back Help Save the Salmon?

Zach Theiler, Smithsonian

A new experiment is testing the commercial success of fish traps in Washington and Oregon. Even as some conservationists embrace the... Read More

Ten Facts About the Cradle of Civilization

Joshua J. Mark, WHE

Mesopotamia is the ancient Greek name (meaning "the land between two rivers," the Tigris and Euphrates) for the region... Read More

A Q&A with a Historian

Elliott Drago, Jack Miller Center

JMC Resident Historian Elliott Drago sat down with JMC network member Blake Scott Ball to discuss his work on Charlie Brown’s lasting... Read More

This Day in American History

Staff, Liberty Nation News

The highs and the lows on the way to modern America. Read More

Ancient History

Ten Facts About the Cradle of Civilization

Joshua J. Mark, WHE

Mesopotamia is the ancient Greek name (meaning "the land between two rivers," the Tigris and Euphrates) for the region corresponding to modern-day Iraq and parts of Iran, Syria, and Turkey. It is considered the "cradle of civilization" for the many inventions and innovations that first appeared there circa 6500 BCE through the 7th century.... Read More

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Military History

Last of WWII Generation Fading Fast as Tributes Surge

Darius Radzius, Military.com

A 102-year-old D-Day rescue swimmer’s story resurfaces as officials warn fewer than 50,000 WWII veterans remain.... Read More

more from Military History

American History

This Day in American History

Staff, Liberty Nation News

The highs and the lows on the way to modern America.... Read More

American History

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