History

Is the United States on the brink of a constitutional breakup?

The 1948 Arab-Israeli War and its international attention

Recounting the rise of 1930s fascist movements in the United States

Only by confronting fascism in the world could Americans secure democracy at home.

Lisa McGirr teases out the leaders, movements, and regional strong-holds of American authoritarian tendencies.

The history of freedom is also the history of oppression in America

Thinking at the end of the Mughal Empire.

How the coach changed the way people traversed, experienced, and shared public space.

Jefferson Cowie argues that contemporary authoritarian politics in the United States flows from three currents in American history.

Jefferson Cowie on how the freedom to oppress others has meant an enduring war against federal authority.

The personal qualities, group dynamics, and historical conditions that comprise wise decisions.

How the Brazilian student activists of “Generation ’77” grappled with broader questions about democracy.