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The importance of rejecting 'historical fiction'
The Eagle-Tribune· 5 days agoMy wife and I quite enjoy movies and television series dealing with history, with the understanding that much of it will be dramatized to make it more...
Republican lawmakers fought to keep the 1864 abortion ban. Even GOP voters thought it was awful.
Arizona Mirror via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhen all but five Republican legislators fought tooth and nail to protect a near-total abortion ban...
Why Republicans Want and Need a Permanent Economic Underclass
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 3 days agoSanders, and Donald Trump—are finally close to fulfilling Hammond’s and Reagan’s vision of an...
‘The Demon of Unrest’ Review: The Seeds of Civil War
The Wall Street Journal· 3 days agoAmerica’s secession winter, the period between Abraham Lincoln’s election in November 1860 and his inauguration the following March, is surely such a...
Republican House Candidate Posted IRA Cosplay Video
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJessica Phelps/GettyThe “gunfluencer” turned Texas Republican congressional candidate Brandon Herrera posted to YouTube a video in which he wears a...
Kevin Holten: Living between the cracks
The Bismarck Tribune· 4 days agoIs it possible to be the vice president of the United States and live in total obscurity? Apparently, it is. And our current V.P. has come very close.
GOP-appointed University of Wisconsin regent refuses to step down when term ends
CBS News· 5 hours agoThen-Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican, appointed Robert Atwell to the Board of Regents in May 2017....
Will misinformation decide the 2024 presidential election?
The Hill· 6 hours agoThe United States may have never held a presidential election in which the voting public was so...
Today in History: June 8, the prophet Muhammad dies in Medina
The News-Times· 13 hours agoToday is Saturday, June 8, the 160th day of 2024. On June 8, in A.D. 632, the prophet Muhammad died in Medina. In 1864, Abraham Lincoln was nominated for ...
Opinion | What Trump Looks Like to Historians
New York Times· 6 days agopresidents from best to worst, Donald Trump invariably comes out at the bottom. This year, to give one example, the 2024 Presidential Greatness Project...