How did the USSR react to JFK's assassination? ~humanities.history Video 2:57, published Jun 3 2020 5 votes
The Jim Crow North: You probably know about the long fight against segregation in the South. But civil rights struggles in the rest of the nation have often been overlooked. ~humanities.history Link 9 votes
The US has never taken responsibility for spraying Agent Orange over Laos during the Vietnam War. Generations of ethnic minorities have endured the consequences. ~humanities.history Article 12 votes
American special operations forces have become a major military player - and maybe a substitute for strategic thinking ~humanities.history Article 5074 words 7 votes
I don't trust police testimony. Is it ethical for me to lie to get on a jury? philosophy ethics Article 20 votes
The little-known Albert Einstein: An ardent defender of black Americans against racism ~humanities.history Article 923 words, published Jun 12 2020 10 votes
The Chad Gramscian vs. The Virgin Sorelian (or what have you) Article 821 words, published Jan 25 2021 2 votes
A brief overview of popular slang of the 1920s in the US ~humanities.history Video 14:26, published Mar 13 2020 2 votes
Rosa Parks' Stanford press conference recording now accessible online ~humanities.history Article 379 words, published Dec 18 2019 5 votes
Napoleon’s brother lived in New Jersey. Here’s what happened to the estate. ~humanities.history Article 1478 words 8 votes
How Israel built a nuclear program right under the Americans' noses ~humanities.history Article 4849 words 7 votes
A new documentary details the FBI's relentless pursuit of Martin Luther King Jr ~humanities.history Article 1773 words 5 votes
The last handoff: How the Obama-Trump Presidential transition led to chaos ~humanities.history Article 8581 words 7 votes
How Rome destroyed its own republic ~humanities.history Article 829 words, published Aug 1 2019 12 votes
When Americans committed insurrection: Until 2021, Americans had confronted federal authority with armed aggression just four times ~humanities.history Article 1129 words 13 votes
Why didn't Canada join the American Revolution? ~humanities.history Video 4:16, published Aug 15 2019 5 votes
The Mexican American border: A tale of two colonies (Part 1/2) ~humanities.history Video 1:06:18, published Dec 30 2020 3 votes
The history of Yellowstone: Debunking the myth that the great national park was a wilderness untouched by humans ~humanities.history Article 4979 words 5 votes
Joseph Rainey was the United States' first Black congressman ~humanities.history Article 5878 words 6 votes
Who named the United States and what alternatives gained the most traction? ~humanities.history Video 3:27, published Jan 17 2020 5 votes
On Marx, Lincoln, slavery and socialism in the years following the Civil War ~humanities.history Article 2688 words 13 votes
How New York City vaccinated six million people in less than a month ~humanities.history Article 2222 words 8 votes
An equine influenza in 1872 brought the US to a standstill and laid bare how essential horses were to the economy ~humanities.history Article 1131 words 6 votes
Atheists are sometimes more religious than Christians religion Article 478 words, published May 31 2018 11 votes
The deadly temptation of the Hastings Cutoff shortcut on the Oregon Trail ~humanities.history Article 1542 words 8 votes
Why Nova Scotia sends Boston a tree every year ~humanities.history Tweet @Canadian Forces in 🇺🇸: This tree from Nova Scotia is now in Boston Common.The Nova Scotians send one every year.Why? pic.twitter.com/T0iCbPoEh5 14 votes
Philosophers’ Argument Check: In this episode Socrates vs. Giuliani philosophy Article 431 words, published Nov 13 2020 3 votes
Let’s kill the Assembly (Part one of the Jury Democracy legislative series) Article 1558 words, published Sep 1 2020 4 votes
The next decade could be even worse: A historian believes he has discovered iron laws that predict the rise and fall of societies. He has bad news. ~humanities.history Article 5121 words 24 votes
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Florence, Oregon exploding whale ~humanities.history Link 9 votes
Holiday gatherings devastated Seattle during 1918 flu: After five weeks of lock down restrictions, the city thought it had beaten the virus. It hadn’t. ~humanities.history Link 15 votes
The remarkable and complex legacy of Native American military service ~humanities.history Article 2362 words 6 votes