Where some celebrated the triumph of liberal capitalism in the 1990s, Hobsbawm saw a failed dream.

There’s little evidence slouching is unhealthy. So why do Americans believe so firmly in sitting up straight?

From looted artifacts to rogue employees, a series of crises have beset some of the world’s most visited collections.

Legacy Russell traces America’s reliance on—and profit from—Black imagery, from the 1910s to the Dancing Baby meme.

Historian Manisha Sinha argues that the Second Republic lasted decades longer than most histories state and achieved wider gains.

“Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” is an enduring work—just not of history.

Beware of theories about human nature based on the study of our earliest ancestors.

Mississippi still marks Confederate Heritage Month every April.

The Republican presidential nominee couldn’t seem to recall any details about the pivotal battle.

From praise for Hitler and Mussolini to friendships with Putin and Orbán, open adoration for authoritarians is a defining feature of the American right.

His new book, Smoke and Ashes, traces the ravages of British opium on India from the eighteenth century to the present.

Edda L. Fields-Black sets out to restore the Combahee River Raid to its proper place in Tubman’s life and in the war on slavery.

Florida Republicans have introduced a new bill that could require kindergarteners to learn about the “threat of communism.”

Popular accounts of the Holocaust overlook its irrationality and often disordered violence.

Gary Bass’s new book asks why the tribunal in Tokyo after World War II was so ineffective.

There are two views of how and why Israel was founded—and the debate is crucial to thinking about how the present conflict might be resolved.

Katya Hoyer argues for a closer look at the triumphs and travails of everyday life under socialism.

The year that Europe went to the barricades changed the world. But it has not left the same impression on the public imagination as 1789 or 1917.

At 12 years old, Martha Hodes was on board a hijacked plane and was taken hostage for a week. How did she forget much of the experience?

Researching public figures’ families is much easier than it used to be—but that doesn’t mean it’s inherently enlightening.