An illustrated portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt with the eyes torn away revealing Donald Trumps eyes

Illustration by Sara Gironi Carnevale

Trump Against History

How is Trump changing our sense of who we are? We asked eminent Yale historian David W. Blight to round up some colleagues to consider the question. Here’s what they had to say.

Illustration by Sara Gironi Carnevale

Trump Against History

How is Trump changing our sense of who we are? We asked eminent Yale historian David W. Blight to round up some colleagues to consider the question. Here’s what they had to say.

An etching showing the American Revolution interrupted by an image of Trump as a king

Trump Is the Enemy of the American Revolution

He has produced a crisis much like the one the colonists faced two and a half centuries ago. Now it’s our responsibility to uphold the Founders’ legacy.

Johann Neem

Photo of the windows of an Ivy League university interrupted by a photo of a stained glass window of a church

What Besieged Universities Can Learn From the Christian Resurgence

Educators can fight back against Trump’s attacks by re-embracing “old-fashioned” disciplines and ideas.

Molly Worthen

Photo of a topped statue of a confederate soldier interrupted by a photo of a white supremacist

Trump’s White Nationalist Vision for the Future of History

The administration is using the tools of the state to influence—even poison—how America’s racial history will be taught in our public forums and schools.

William Sturkey

A photo of a group of soldiers solemnly paying respects interrupted by a photo of Trump disrespectfully grabbing a flag

Trump’s Reckless Assault on Remembrance

The attempts by his administration to control the ways Americans engage with our nation’s history threaten to weaken patriotism, not strengthen it.

Edward L. Ayers