In the 19th century, American theatres provided the stage for a war between high and low culture, the elite and ‘Know-Nothings’ – and Britain and the US. In 1849, events turned bloody. ~humanities.history Article 1933 words 6 votes
Children of Ted - Two decades after his last deadly act of ecoterrorism, the Unabomber has become an unlikely prophet to a new generation of acolytes ~humanities.history Article 667 words, published Dec 11 2018 9 votes
Mystery blast sank the USS San Diego in 1918. New report reveals what happened. ~humanities.history Article 608 words 8 votes
A brief history of US dirty wars in Central America that set the stage for the refugee crisis ~humanities.history Video 9:24, published Dec 2 2018 4 votes
Major for-profit college chain abruptly announces closure of dozens of schools education.higher Article 848 words 12 votes
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Jonestown’s victims have a lesson to teach us, so I listened ~humanities.history Article 3683 words 10 votes
A toy monkey that escaped Nazi Germany and reunited a family ~humanities.history Article 1514 words 6 votes
Who’s behind that beard? Historians are using facial recognition software to identify people in Civil War photographs ~humanities.history Article 1195 words 8 votes
Humanists going all the way: AHA to defend church-state separation at the US Supreme Court religion Article 618 words, published Nov 5 2018 11 votes
At 63, I threw away my prized portrait of Robert E. Lee ~humanities.history Article 3501 words, published Oct 23 2018 9 votes
American Nazis in the 1930s—The German American Bund ~humanities.history Article 168 words, published Jun 5 2017 10 votes
The pyramid scheme that collapsed a nation ~humanities.history Video 13:58, published Oct 13 2018 6 votes
Catholic Church has lost more members than any other religion in the US theology religion Article 441 words, published Sep 9 2018 15 votes
“I now know what it’s like to have A 110-story building come down on my head.” ~humanities.history Article 3860 words 9 votes
1600s Native American fort is one of the most important Northeast finds ~humanities.history Article 690 words, published Aug 29 2018 4 votes
The other political correctness: America's elite universities are censoring themselves on China education.higher Article 6514 words 11 votes
Hunter S. Thompson in Chicago, 1968: The battle for the Democratic Party’s soul ~humanities.history Article 1973 words 12 votes
Victoria Woodhull: The first American woman to run for President — 150 years ago ~humanities.history Article 870 words, published Aug 15 2018 10 votes
A growing share of Americans say it’s not necessary to believe in God to be moral theology religion Article 439 words, published Oct 16 2017 37 votes
How did Americans lose their British accents ~humanities.history Article 709 words, published Jan 17 2012 24 votes
After a year of rising tensions, protesters tear down Confederate statue on UNC campus ~humanities.history Article 652 words 27 votes
The city born in a day: The origin story of Oklahoma City ~humanities.history Article 4008 words 5 votes
Why America’s ‘nones’ don’t identify with a religion theology religion Article 582 words, published Aug 8 2018 6 votes
The first Japanese man in America: A teenager shipwrecked on a Pacific atoll helped transform relations between Japan and the United States ~humanities.history Link 5 votes
A sociologist examines the “white fragility” that prevents white Americans from confronting racism Article 1536 words 23 votes
How in 2015, $364 Billion flowed through two and four year public universities and colleges of the states of the USA education.higher Image 4 votes
Basil Banghart, an incredibly interesting American criminal, burglar and prison escape artist ~humanities.history Article 4 votes
Three myths most Americans believe (Japanese surrender in WW2, Cold War, nuclear bomb threat) ~humanities.history Video 29:09, published May 22 2016 7 votes
After the Rev. Moon died in 2012, his church split apart. Two of his sons established a new congregation. Their followers are eagerly awaiting the end times. And they are armed. religion Article 6947 words, published May 21 2018 5 votes