End of the Semester, end of the blog, and Hamilton
As every semester does, this one has come to an end. Students are writing their take home exams, professors are... Continue reading →
Historical Analogies
Today I was very pleased to read Lin Fisher’s great article over at Vox about the perils of historical analogies.... Continue reading →
No Bishop, No King
By Maggie Molleston Catholicism in Colonial America was not only looked down upon, especially during the year prior to the... Continue reading →
Everything Old is New Again (sort of)
For class yesterday we read Edmund Morgan’s classic article, “Slavery and Freedom: The American Paradox.” The article is forty-three years... Continue reading →
Principles, principles, principles
I have been a bit surprised, in this chaotic, fascinating, maddening, terrifying election cycle, how infrequently the principles of the... Continue reading →
Thomas Kidd and Marco Rubio
Many thanks to Jessica Parr, who saw yesterday’s post and forwarded the tidbit that Thomas Kidd is serving as an advisor... Continue reading →
Politics and history
Wonderful post at Flat Hill analyzing Politifact’s checking of historical statements. Lots of meat here for our project later this... Continue reading →