The mean household income in Glendora is under $20,000. There isn’t a hotel, gas station, clinic,…
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How Will Textbooks Remember This Season of Discontent?
If LaGarrett King were to write a high-school U.S. history textbook, he’d create a unit on…
Continue ReadingThe World Aflame Uses Color to Make Us See History’s Darker Moments
Marina Amaral and Dan Jones’ new book colorizes early to mid-20th century war photos to draw…
Continue ReadingRichmond’s Statues of Limitation
While the monument’s scene was serene that night, Richmond was not. About a half-mile away, aggressive…
Continue ReadingThe Future Alexander Hamilton Warned About Has Arrived
This weekend, Americans will gather for a Fourth of July display as highly anticipated as any…
Continue ReadingI’m a Proud Army Veteran. We Should Remove Confederate Names From Army Posts
Veterans have identified a number of heroes far more deserving of veneration than these Confederate icons. As…
Continue ReadingAmerica Was Built to Fail
And it has, repeatedly, only to be revolutionized and rebuilt. What kind of country will we…
Continue ReadingColumbus Doesn’t Represent Italian-Americans’ History, He Tarnishes It
We don’t need to give a statue to a genocidal sex trafficker. Thursday, New York Governor Andrew…
Continue ReadingThe So-Called ‘Non-Lethal’ History of Rubber Bullets Fired on Protesters
As demonstrators flood the streets to protest the killing of George Floyd, police have turned to…
Continue ReadingSlavery and the Origins of the American Police State
“Our country has changed,” wrote John Roberts, chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, in…
Continue ReadingThe Nazi Origins of Your Favorite Natural Wine
In 2016, the Austrian Wine Marketing Board, an organization dedicated to fostering the commercial success of…
Continue ReadingIn Dark Times, We Must Say Yes to Life
To speak about the meaning and value of life may seem more necessary today (1946) than…
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