A brief history of American regime-change wars

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by ...
insider.si.edu

Shaped by the state : toward a new political history of the twentieth century / edited by Brent Cebul, Lily Geismer, and Mason B. Williams

Papers based on presentations at the conference "Seeing beyond the Partisan Divide", held at the Miller Center at the University of Virginia in the fall of 2016. Contents Introduction. Beyond red and ...
CounterPunch

Yes, This is Who We Are: America’s 250-Year History of Political Violence

Others similarly weighed in. Whoopi Goldberg on “The View” declared that Americans solve political disagreements peacefully: “This is not the way we do it.” Yet other awful episodes come immediately ...
Rolling Out

The history and politics of Afro-textured hair in America

Black hair has been through more drama than a season finale of Scandal. From braids that carried secret maps during slavery to the never-ending debate over natural vs. relaxed, our hair has been both ...
Smithsonian Magazine

What Ten Artifacts from the Smithsonian Collections Can Tell Us About the Crazy History of American Politics

Democracy is a loud, chaotic and flashy affair. Presidential candidates have emblazoned their names on T-shirts, socks, underwear, potholders, calendars, coffee mugs and bumperstickers, while ...
PBS

What Americans can learn from Northern Ireland’s history of political violence

The United States is a deeply divided country awash in weapons, leading many to worry about escalating political violence and even a broader sectarian conflict. Judy Woodruff traveled to Northern ...
The Washington Post

How billionaires took over American politics

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. New York City billionaire John Catsimatidis has long been immersed in ...
UPI

This is who we are: America's 250-year history of political violence

The day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University, commentators repeated a familiar refrain: "This isn't who we are as Americans." Others ...
Salon

This is who we are: America’s 250-year history of political violence

Others similarly weighed in. Whoopi Goldberg on “The View” declared that Americans solve political disagreements peacefully: “This is not the way we do it.” Yet other awful episodes come immediately ...