The Internet and Jefferson’s Moose
David Post shows us how Jefferson’s moose can guide us towards an understanding of the internet.
Darwin Day: Darwin and his Principles of Expression
An excerpt from Darwin’s The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, looking at his three general principles of expression.
Darwin Day: Recollections of the Development of My Mind and Character
OUPblog celebrates Darwin’s birthday–a day late, but very enthusiastically! Here’s an excerpt from Darwin’s Recollections of the Development of My Mind and Character, an informal autobiography.
Abraham Lincoln FAQ: Part Three
Allen Guelzo answers Lincoln FAQs.
2009 Lincoln Prize Winner Reflects on Lincoln and Obama
Craig L. Symonds winner of the 2009 Lincoln Prize pens a bicentennial post for the blog.
Abraham Lincoln FAQ: Part Two
Lincoln FAQs.
Abraham Lincoln Almost Failed
Jennnifer Weber looks at how Abraham Lincoln almost failed.
Seven Years Later: The Rwandese Army Reenters the Congo
The story behind the the Rwandese Army’s return to Congo, seven years after their evacuation in 2002.
Abraham Lincoln FAQ: Part One
Lincoln FAQs.
Abraham Lincoln: James M. McPherson
An excerpt to kick off our Lincoln Bicentennial celebrations.
Grammy Winners in the Sky! Yipi Yi Oh.
Justin looks at Gene Autry.
Six-Legged Soldiers Part Three: Nerve Gases, Then and Now
The last installment of Jeffrey Lockwood’s blog on the development of nerve gases.
Six-Legged Soldiers Part Two: The Evil Trinity
Part Two of Jeffrey Lockwood’s blog on the development of nerve gases.
Guantanamo Bay: The Least Worst Place
An excerpt from Karen Greenberg’s The Least Worst Place.
Six-Legged Soldiers Part One: Killing Aphids (and Humans)
Part one of a three-part blog on Six-Legged Soldiers: Using Insects as Weapons of War.
In Defense of Pirates
An alternative look at the Somalia pirates.