history
First they burned books, then people: Lessons of the Nazis’ 1933 book blaze
May 9, 2023A Berlin memorial shows the horror beneath the surface and issues a warning for our time.
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New Hampshire Republicans want to erase Communist leader Elizabeth Gurley Flynn from history
May 9, 2023They’re targeting a historical marker erected last week in Concord.
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The upside of regicide: Revisiting England’s republican revolution as another Charles is crowned
May 5, 2023The new book gives an account of the ideological creativity that was sparked by the abolition of the monarchy in England.
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The next war is coming—where are the voices condemning it?
May 4, 2023In the past, cultural figures and writers spoke up against war before it happened. Today, few dare dissent.
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Poetry: OHIO
May 4, 2023A poem on the anniversary of the Kent State University massacre.
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