In the information age, knowledge is power. Hence, facilitating the access to knowledge to wider publics empowers citizens and makes societies more democratic...

In Cult of the Irrelevant, Desch traces the history of the relationship between the Washington and the academy across the 20th century...

Diverse in their languages and customs, the Native American peoples of the Great Lakes region—the Miamis, Ho-Chunks, Potawatomis, Ojibwas, and many others—shared a tumultuous history...

"Force and Freedom" explores why for many Black abolitionists, slavery could only be obliterated through violent means.

Professor Fede’s account traces the variations in restrictions on slave owners and third parties’ treatment upon the murder of a slave.

Rivalry and Reform explores the historical relationships between presidents and social movements.

Richard Oakes was a natural born leader whom people followed seemingly on instinct...

Dr. Joseph Jarvis not only digs into how we got here and who is to blame, but he also lays out a solution for fixing the American healthcare system...

By highlighting the activism of local Black women and Black teachers, Todd-Breland uncovers hidden histories of how Black women have been at the forefront of this fight from the 1960s to the present...

Politicians love to woo entertainment corporations to their states and cities through subsidies and tax cities. But...

Richard Drake traces the development of Beard’s ideas in this area and his involvement in the contemporary discourse over current events...

Slate paints a picture of the two countries as learning perpetually from each other...

If you are reading this, you have probably run into the "Chicago" model at some point or another,..

Jones weaves together the legal and constitutional dimensions of citizenship...

The 1996 repeal of Aid to Families with Dependent Children -- the New Deal-era relief program for poor women with children -- was a seminal moment in the modern history of the US welfare state...

Peck traces the history of Fox's counter-elite brand from Murdoch to O’Reilly to Hannity...

Van Noy decided not to follow the well-trodden path of trying to prove climate change science, nor did he bark about an irreversible tipping point. Instead, he provides us with a much-needed focus on communities...

If you mention Appalachia to many people, they may immediately respond with the "Deliverance" dueling banjos theme...

“Is America an Empire?” is a popular question for pundits and historians, likely because it sets off such a provocative debate...

The book demonstrates the rich contribution of Jewish values and identity had on the women’s liberation movement and how in turn they changed Jewish life in America...

This episode of the New Books in Military History podcast is something of a sea change, so to speak, as we turn our attention to naval policy and strategy...

It's been called the first Internet. In the nineteenth century, the telegraph spun a world wide web of cables and poles, carrying electronic signals with unprecedented speed...

In the early days of film, female comedians appeared in films that included both strange activities and slapstick....

In this book, Janis Powers offers a health care solution that is truly based on the American dream...

Sargent, a writer and columnist at The Washington Post, takes seriously this broad question about democratic health...