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Jeremi Suri

Trump is indicted. Historians weigh-in.

John Fea   |  June 9, 2023

Here is CNN: “The former president faces his first federal indictment for retention of classified documents and conspiracy with a top aide to hide them from the government and his own attorneys — a total of 37 counts.” Read an […]

Historian Jeremi Suri on Abraham Lincoln’s funeral

John Fea   |  October 25, 2022

Here is an excerpt of Suri’s new book Civil War By Other Means. It is published at Lit Hub: The reverence for the slain president grew in coming days. On April 19, a horse-drawn hearse carried Lincoln’s body to the […]

Does the United States need to re-examine the value of military dominance?

John Fea   |  September 1, 2021

University of Texas historian Jeremi Suri takes a historical approach to this question. Here is a taste of his piece at The New York Times; History is clear: We would be better off with more modest, restrained military and strategic […]