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.

A conversation with Colin Kaepernick on Black studies, white supremacy, and capitalism

Our grid is a mess. Its formation could teach us how to fix it.

A new history should show how closely civilization and the environment are linked—and urge us to respond to today’s crisis.

Outbreaks of disease may have had a greater effect on the course of events than the actions and plans of humans.

“The Wager” is a story of resentment, insurrection, and a battle over the truth. Sound familiar?

Richard Nixon, the original culture warrior, helped establish Earth Day and poured millions of dollars into conservation, despite his own ambivalence about the environmental movement.

Carter’s austerity was part of a bigger project. It didn’t really have much to do with environmentalism.

Critical race theory fearmongering is working its way into every level of education.

The Foreign Policy Association tried to get ordinary people involved in foreign affairs. Why did they fail?

Two new books ask us to shift our attention away from the white vigilantes of Jim Crow and instead focus on what it meant for the survivors.

While current produce rationing in the U.K. is more likely the result of poor planning, rationing in general has a rich and positive history. It could point the way to a fairer future.

Was the nineteenth-century Midwest “the most advanced democratic society that the world had seen”?

Unlike accounts that focus on the travails of European settlers, Pekka Hämäläinen’s new book tells a 10,000-year story of Native cultures, politics, and resistance.

The argument that corporations have historically been a force for good—and can be again—is wishful thinking.