Khizr Khan, the father of American military hero and Purple Heart winner Captain Humayun Khan, has been all over cable news this week after his moving speech at last … [Read more...] about Khizr Khan Has Introduced the Idea of Empathy Into Our Democratic Culture
2016 Democratic National Convention
Congratulations Hillary Clinton
Today I was talking to some of the history teachers in our colonial American seminar here at Princeton about the fact that Hillary Clinton is the first women to … [Read more...] about Congratulations Hillary Clinton
A Tale of Two Americas
Donald Trump's America: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFWDhaI6BqY&w=560&h=315] DNC America: [youtube … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Americas
Time "Traveling" Again
Some of you may remember my post about the fatigue that historians can suffer moving intellectually between two eras. Â I wrote it in February during my stint as a … [Read more...] about Time "Traveling" Again