List of History articles
Europe Alone
Nine thinkers on the continent’s future without America’s embrace.
Revisiting Chinese Empire
A new book explores parallel lives spent on its periphery.
The World Still Needs Habermas
The German philosopher is starting to outlive his liberal legacy.
The Greatest Generation Had Queer Veterans, Too
Biden’s pardon of gay soldiers is just one part of acknowledging untold stories.
An Atrevida Is Best Avoided
The Portuguese word that exposes the country’s lingering double standards on gender.
Trump’s Return Would Transform Europe
Without Washington’s embrace, the continent could revert to an anarchic and illiberal past.
The Paranoid Movies That Captured Post-Watergate America
The proverbial tinfoil hat was once the purview of counterculture hippies.
Germany’s Far-Right Surge Isn’t New
The country’s failure to confront deadly extremists in the early 2000s should be a warning.
What Africa Can Learn From China’s Rise
The continent’s human capital is its greatest resource.
The Forgotten World War III Scare of 1980
Moscow and Washington trapped themselves in a cycle of fear over Iran.
The British Countryside’s Forgotten History of Slavery
Britons tend to downplay the empire’s slave-trading history. But its links to Virginia tobacco are all over the landscape.
The Economics of the Normandy Invasion
How industrial power and innovation helped turn the war.
Are Putin’s Nuclear Threats Working?
A new book examines the past and present of Russian thinking on deterrence.
The U.S. Needs a New Purpose in the Middle East
It’s time to ditch both romantic ideals of remaking the region and the policy of retrenchment.
What if Israel Had Been in China?
How Albert Einstein, a Brooklyn dentist, and pre-World War II Chinese leaders tried to create a Jewish homeland in Yunnan.
