Hays Post1d
American snapshot: A singular image, 5 presidents, 379 years of history
Look at their faces — formal, etched with experience, laden with the weight of momentous decisions. Add up their years: 379 ...
New Republic2d
The 2000s and the End of American Optimism
Over 35 years ago now, as the Soviet Union teetered on the brink of collapse and President George H.W. Bush worked to secure ...
Inside Higher Ed2d
‘Historians Should Be Everywhere’: Questions for the AHA’s Retiring Leader
Jim Grossman, exiting after 15 years as executive director of the American Historical Association, discusses his efforts to ...
Smithsonian Magazine5d
The Roots of U.S. Work Culture—and Why the American Dream Is So Difficult to Achieve Today
A new book examines the evolution of the American workplace, interrogating the idea that hard work is enough to ensure ...