Warrior men and lessons for the 250th
Despite this summer’s celebrations of the 250th, US democracy looks fragile to some. But there are signs everywhere that what is actually insecure is the ongoing right-wing quest to control the levers of power. As…
Frank Sinatra 2026: the golden age of the protection racket
If you think that the biggest news in the summer of 2026 is the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, think again. The truest sign of the zeitgeist is not the commemoration of the…
Up, Periscope: The Future of the Humanities in the AI-verse
Educators are hearing a lot these days about why the humanities need AI. And not surprisingly, many of thosearguments sound like they come straight out of ChatGPT. There are pragmatic arguments about why humanities educators…
No End to American Innocence
“You don’t scare me, I’m a historian.” There was a time when I not only fully embraced that sentiment, I also helped to popularize among colleagues, generating bumper stickers as giveaways at departmental award ceremonies…