Oppenheimer: New Weapon, New Age
This is the first episode in a three-episode series about "Oppenheimer" and the historical debates raised by the blockbuster film. On November 16, 1945, Robert Oppenheimer delivered an address to the...
15 Aug 202356min
Florida's Slavery Lesson
A single sentence in Florida's new K-12 social studies curriculum caused a political uproar: "Instruction includes how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their pers...
10 Aug 202359min
Origins of U.S. Empire
A new exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery is compelling its viewers to reflect on the roots of U.S. hegemony. "1898: Imperial Visions and Revisions" is a superbly presented and thou...
8 Aug 202344min
Strike
In 2023 labor is striking back. In a resurgence of labor militancy after decades of dormancy, tens of thousands of American workers are walking off their jobs as they demand better pay, conditions, pr...
3 Aug 202346min
Russia and Cuba, Together Again
On today's geopolitical chessboard, most eyes are watching Eastern Europe or the Indo-Pacific. Somewhat unnoticed is what's happening in Cuba. Russia has turned to an old ally for help in its "clash w...
1 Aug 202355min
George's Farewell
Historian Alexis Coe wants you to read George Washington's Farewell Address. She's been reading it repeatedly, and describes it as a "shockingly modern document." Coe, whose short biography of our fir...
27 Jul 202343min
Korea's Forever War
Thursday, July 27, marks the seventieth anniversary of the Korean War armistice. It ended three years (1950-1953) of brutal combat between North Korea and its Communist allies, namely Mao's China, on ...
25 Jul 202357min
Clarence Thomas and the Fourteenth Amendment
In his concurring opinion supporting the majority ruling striking down race-based affirmative action in college admissions, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas argued for a race-neutral reading of h...
20 Jul 202336min
