Many students of history ask, “What is a practical application of history?” Unfortunately, there is no simple answer because history is not simply a recording of facts and events; nor is it merely a ...

When we understand what history is, when it began to be considered, how it changed over time, and what truth is, we will realize that history can’t be entirely accurate. History is an attempt to ...

Sojourner Truth, the African American abolitionist, women's rights advocate and social activist revered to this day for her presentation on racial inequalities, delivered her famous "Ain't I a Woman?" ...

Sanity seems conspicuously absent from his actions. What mind, driven by a profound disregard for history and human dignity, barges into the world’s sanctuaries—smashes centuries-old monuments, ...

Whether it is the pandemic, politics, business and the economy, or anything else in this information-laden age, we hope to have reliable and truthful accounts of things. Unfortunately, we are often ...

The quintessential superhero has always stood for truth and justice, but the final part of his catchphrase has morphed to match a more connected world—and his place in it Samantha Baskind - Museums ...

President Trump walks off stage to cheers from his supporters on Thursday at an airport rally in Greenville, N.C. (Evan Vucci/AP) Perspective by Jill Lepore ‘The most humane and reasonable way to deal ...