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Behind America’s Black Doctor Shortage

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Medieval Advice for Living Forever

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The Real Legacy of John F. Kennedy

While his assassination continues to be a topic of fascination, Americans should focus more on his push for civil rights.

By Sharron Wilkins Conrad and Ellen Fitzpatrick / Made by History

The History of Government Shutdowns

Government shutdowns only became possible in 1980, when the Attorney General offered a new interpretation of an 1870 law.

By M.A. Davis / Made by History

The Insurrection Clause and Trump

Debates about handling Confederates reveal that the 14th Amendment bars unrepentant insurrectionists from office.

By Elizabeth R. Varon / Made by History

Polyamory Isn't Just for Liberals

In the long history of American sexual dissent, the relationship between politics and sexual freedom defies simplistic categorization.

By Christopher M. Gleason / Made by History

What Sparta and Athens Tell Us About War

Democracy is also no safeguard against a propensity to go to war.

By Matthew A. Sears / Made by History

The Problem With Ohio's Abortion-Rights Move

History shows that activists can win statewide fights—but that the strategy might be unsustainable long-term.

By Felicia Kornbluh / Made by History

Hostage-Taking, From Hanoi to Hamas

When captives become pawns, this reveals a callousness toward human life that extends to the governing of a regime's own people.

By Emilie Raymond / Made by History

The Meaning of a 'Well Regulated Militia'

Government, wrote Alexander Hamilton, should substitute “the mild influence” of the law for “the violent and sanguinary agency of the sword.”

By Dominic Erdozain / Made by History

Hip-Hop's Black Caribbean Roots

The relationship between the DJ and his MC derived from a Jamaican “toasting” tradition and its related “sound clash” culture.

By Alex La Rotta / Made by History

A Blueprint for Tackling Homelessness

During the New Deal, the U.S. knew that economic recovery depended upon housing.

By Jonathan van Harmelen / Made by History

Reagan Offers a Lesson for Biden on Iran

Rogue states defy the “rules-based” order that Biden’s predecessors established after the Soviet Union’s demise.

By Matthew Frakes / Made by History

A Forgotten School Integration

How the student who integrated the University of North Alabama ended up on the Board of Trustees.

By Ansley Quiros / Made by History

How the World Got Hooked on Sugar

From medicinal wonder to Halloween candy, sugar has a bitter history. What happens next is up to us.

By Ulbe Bosma / Made by History

America's Border Wall is Bipartisan

Biden continues a tradition of building fences at the US-Mexico border that long precedes Donald Trump

By Mary E. Mendoza / Made by History

A Lesson From the History of Rhodesia

A small white minority seized control of Rhodesia in 1965. Tacit support and weak condemnations extended the regime and its harms.

By Elizabeth Schmidt / Made by History

The Damage Done by Political Outsiders

By convincing Americans government was corrupt and incompetent, their rhetoric made it impossible to deliver programs voters want.

By Henry M. J. Tonks / Made by History
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