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Moderate Republicans in 2023 and Moderate Democrats in 1854
On July 19, Lisa Kashinsky of Politico noted that New Hampshire governor Chris Sununu’s decision not to run for reelection in 2024 marks the end of the…
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How Should Historical Sites Memorialize Trauma?
The debate over whether to tear down the house where four students at the University of Idaho were murdered last year highlights a big question…
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Thomas Chamberlain
Because of its coincidence with the signing of the Declaration of Independence, I have never focused in the Letters on the Battle of Gettysburg, which…
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How History Shapes the Present
Thoughts from ancient Rome
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Some News from HCR
Hi Folks: I have taken it easy for a couple of weeks as I recovered from the new book, and I am now feeling dangerously chipper. Some of you have…
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An Interesting Disconnect
I am fascinated today by the disconnect between what seems to me the day’s big news and what is above the fold in the media. The media focus today has…
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Wisconsin
Still wrapping my head around the fact that Janet Protasiewicz won the Wisconsin Supreme Court election by ten points in a state where elections are…
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