The title of this post is not, primarily, a historical question. It is primarily a moral question. We should keep the complexity of the past in mind as we celebrate Independence Day. Check out early American historian’s Jack Rakove‘s recent...
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The Author’s Corner with Olivier Zunz
Olivier Zunz is James Madison Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Virginia. This interview is based on his new book, The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville (Princeton University Press, 2022). JF: What led...
The Author’s Corner with Bruce Stewart
Bruce Stewart is Associate Professor of History at Appalachian State University. This interview is based on his new book, Redemption from Tyranny: Herman Husband’s American Revolution (University of Virginia Press, 2020). JF: What led you to write Redemption from Tyranny? BS: I first...
Did the Founding Fathers Care About Inequality?
Over at The Atlantic, writer Alana Semuels argues that inequality was not an issue in revolutionary America. Here is a taste: …Is it really correct to say that America is built on a foundation of opportunity and economic freedom when that...
"Oh Let Us Turn Our Thoughts Today To Martin Luther King"
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Happy 145 Birthday To The 14th Amendment
The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868. Here it is: Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States...