A recent essay in The New Republic asks why historians have become such visible public voices during the Trump era. Katherine Kelaidis argues that figures such as Heather Cox Richardson, Jill Lepor…

Eighty-two years after he was executed by Nazis, Resistance fighter and historian Marc Bloch was inducted into the Panthéon on Tuesday to repose alongside such luminaries as Voltaire and Jean-Jacques…

The school districts say they’re closing for the day because they won’t have enough staff due to so many teachers requesting the day off.

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His scholarship reshaped how Americans understood the nation’s political, intellectual and religious past.

When I googled how to survive a graduate seminar, I found a zillion different websites with a zillion different opinions. I realized that I could spend my entire graduate career reading tips on how…

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On December 24, 2025, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, will celebrate seventy years of tracking Santa’s sleigh.

The veterans disability system has traditionally been a sacred cow for politicians of all stripes. Now, as part of the conservative war on the Department of Veterans Affairs, the administration is fal...

“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”

North Carolina Republicans just passed a new Trump-inspired congressional map to oust a Black Democrat.

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This is why you need a plan: to read attentively but efficiently, and sustainably, without surrendering your book-life balance.

The NC Board of Elections is collecting voter information from people whose registrations appear to lack identifiers.

Democrats disagree on a lot of things. That’s fine. Instead of fixating on those differences, they should focus on the one big thing they agree on.

“Just a simple redrawing, we pick up five seats!” Shazam!

The high court has given the president immunity and protected him from nationwide injunctions. Congress is giving ground on spending and tariffs. It adds up to a turbocharged executive.