History

The Lost Lessons of the Bath School Massacre

The forgotten story of America’s first mass killing shows that it’s not only killers who slip through the cracks.

May 2 •

The “Roaring 2020s” and Other False Rhymes of History

Those who know only a little history are doomed to see it repeating everywhere they look.

Apr 21 •

The Hebrew Hammer: The Hank Greenberg Story

With Nazism raging overseas and hatred brewing at home, American Jews needed someone to be the symbol of their strength. Hank Greenberg became their…

Mar 27 •

DOGE Isn’t Conservative — It’s Radical Arson

Burning down institutions in the blind hope that something better will rise from the ashes is a revolutionary, time-tested recipe for ruin.

Mar 21 •

The US Was Right to Nuke Imperial Japan

How fanatical Japanese imperialism and 20 million corpses forced one of history's most heart-wrenching trolley problems.

Dec 6, 2024 •

Wikipedia’s Islamist Vandals

And the whitewashing of Hajj Amin al-Husseini

Nov 22, 2024 •

Alexander von Sternberg

A Year of Leftist Anti-Semitism

The disturbing history and horseshoed present of left-wing Jew hate

Oct 7, 2024 •

No, the Trains Never Ran on Time

Fascism's reputation for evil is well-earned. Its reputation for efficiency isn't.

Aug 19, 2024 •

“We live and we die. We control nothing beyond that.”

"Shogun" and the forgotten depth of simplicity.

May 3, 2024 •

Everything You Know About History Is Wrong: Part V — Food Edition

Debunking common historical food myths.

Apr 22, 2024 •

Why Interventionism Isn’t a Dirty Word

Whether we want to admit it or not, we’re all better off if America stands tall instead of slumping inward.

Mar 11, 2024 •

When More Democracy Is Less: The Paradox Of Primaries

America's long, strange, failed experiment with primary elections.

Feb 12, 2024 •

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