On This Day In History: Belva Lockwood
Belva Lockwood runs for President.
The Gun-Control Position: Part Two
Mark Tushnet looks at gun-control argument.
The Second Amendment and the Gun-Rights Argument: Part One
With Constitution Day today, it seems a good time to talk about a constitutional issue that’s likely to get to the Supreme Court’s attention pretty soon: the Second Amendment. Shortly after it opens its term in October the Supreme Court will decide whether to hear an appeal on handgun possession.
Onward Christian Soldiers
D. Michael Lindsay looks at faith in the military.
Otherness
Author Philip Davis begins his blog.
Introductions: Michael Lindsay, Karen Hughes and America
Michael Lindsay shares with us how he secured an interview with Karen Hughes.
African American National Biography Podcast
A conversation with Dr. Gates
Oxford World’s Classics Book Club:
Arab Stereotypes in Huck Finn
Why did Jim dress up as an Arab?
On This Day In History: Gail Borden and Condensed Milk
On August 19, 1856 Gail Borden patented Condensed Milk.
“Mob” Mentality, from Jonathan Swift to Karl Rove
Ben Zimmer looks at the origin of the word “mob.”
Crime in the City: American Revolution
Carp looks at violence in Revolutionary America.
Dumbing down the Declaration of Independence
Michael Ravitch looks at The Declaration of Independences.
On This Day In History: The FBI Turns 99
Happy 99th Birthday to the FBI.
Margaret Fuller: Virgin Lands
(1843-1844)
An excerpt from Margaret Fuller An American Romantic Life: The Public Years, by Charles Capper.
Brown v. Board of Education
Klarman looks at the backlash created by Brown v. Board of Education.
Congrats To James McPherson!
Exciting news at OUP! Jim McPherson has won the The Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.