Terrorism: How to Respond
Watch a video of Richard English talk about his forthcoming book Terrorism: How to Respond.
The Park That Lost its Name
An excerpt from A Journey Through Ruins: The Last Days of London by Patrick Wright.
Why Obama Must Treat DOMA with Care
Elvin Lim looks at Presidents Obama and Bush.
This Day In History: The GI Bill Was Passed
On this day in history the G.I. Bill was passed.
Immigrants and Native Americans
Kevin Kenny looks at why it is important that we study Native American history.
Weighing The World: Christopher Columbus
An excerpt from Weighing the World.
Two Looks At Writing:
From Writer’s Block to ‘Word Factory’
Are you the kind of writer who struggles through a page or who writes twenty in an afternoon?
June 12th is Loving Day
Peggy Pascoe shares the history of the holiday Loving Day, happening June 12th.
Widening and some deepening: How Britain joined the EU
An excerpt from The European Union: A Very Short Introduction.
Health-care Reform:
A Litmus Test for a President and his Proposed Epoch
What health care reform means to Obama’s legacy.
Global Warming: Can We Turn Back the Clock?
Science historian Patricia Fara looks at environmentalism.
Riddle Me This, Riddle Me That: The Answer
The riddle answer!
Supreme Court Politics for the Sake of Politics
Elvin Lim looks at Supreme Court politics.
The Torture Debate: Getting Beyond Dick and Nancy
Edward Zelinsky looks at the torture debate.
How the New York Times (and Almost Everyone Else) Missed the Watergate Scandal
Donald Ritchie looks at the reporting of Watergate.
How Did Your Garden Grow?
Gardening the Seventeenth-Century Way
OUP UK Publicity Manager Juliet Evans snags some bargains at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and looks to 17th century gardener John Evelyn for some tips on how to make the most of them.