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“Trump should be thrown off the ballot.” Historians convince E.J. Dionne

John Fea   |  February 5, 2024

When the Colorado–14th Amendment ballot case broke, Washington Post columnist and public intellectual E.J. Dionne was skeptical. He was among those who thought that Trump should stay on the ballot in Colorado and let the people decide whether he should […]

Civil War and Reconstruction historians: The 14th Amendment should bar Trump from the ballot in Colorado

John Fea   |  January 28, 2024

Here is Martin Pengelly at The Guardian: Twenty-five historians of the civil war and Reconstruction filed a US supreme court brief in support of the attempt by Colorado to remove Donald Trump from the ballot under the 14th amendment, which bars insurrectionists […]

Celebrating John Hope Franklin

John Fea   |  November 2, 2023

If you are unfamiliar with the work of John Hope Franklin, check out our interview with University College, London historian Nick Witham in Episode 120 of The Way of Improvement Leads Home Podcast. We talk about Franklin’s most important work, […]