Current Events that Relate to History
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LongreadFirst the Cherokee, Now the Palestinians
Revisiting U.S. attitudes toward the Cherokee shows how the rhetoric of oppressors stays consistent. The rationalizations for ethnic cleansing do not change.Current Affairs -
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2026 Iran war
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Book ReviewThe Race to Give Every Child a Toy
For most of history, parents couldn’t buy their kids dolls, action figures, or the like. Then playtime became big business.The New Yorker -
ArgumentWhat Cesar Chavez Cost the Movement
His crimes against women and his 'too big to fail' persona created immeasurable harm.Zócalo Public Square -
Q&AThe Return of the Oppressed
On the recovery of queer history long obscured by state censorship.Public Seminar -
Book ExcerptOn the Laughable Origins of the Far Right’s Beloved “Great Replacement Theory”
How a fringe idea made its way from rural France to the heart of American power.Literary Hub -
exhibitPower, Separated
Stories about the core structure of American governance — in theory and in practice.
From the HNN Archive
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What Has His Billion Dollars Made of Him?
Finding shades of Elon Musk in Upton Sinclair’s 1937 novel about Henry Ford. -
There’s No Business Like Coup Business
In 1876, Porfirio Díaz successfully deposed the Mexican government. He couldn’t have done it without the help of powerful Americans. -
The Bad Bunny Doctrine
The Superbowl LX halftime show tapped into a 200-year old tradition of elevating hemisphere over nation in the struggle against imperial rule. -
An Appeal for Inaction
On the United States’ 150th birthday, Calvin Coolidge said that the country’s work was done. Not everyone agreed. -
Governing by Police
The Metropolitan Police Department in DC has been an essential component of Washington politics since its founding.
