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'Demographic Destiny' Was Always Flawed

By Jane Hong / Made by History

Trump Isn't the First to Want to Buy Greenland

By James Patton Rogers & Caroline Kennedy Pipe / Made by History

Trump's Panama Talk Taps Old U.S. Myths

By Julie Greene / Made by History

The History Behind 'Fourth Wing' Series

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When History Happens Over Dinner

Politics doesn't just unfold in documents and legislation—it also takes shape off the record in social environments.

By Karin Wulf / Made by History

Conservatives and the Panama Canal

In the 1970s, a diverse conservative coalition came together to fight ceding control of the Panama Canal — proving the political potency of the issue.

By Aaron Coy Moulton / Made by History

When Birthright Citizenship Is Challenged

The 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship, and the courts have long upheld it. President-elect Trump wants to overturn that precedent.

By Rachel E. Rosenbloom / Made by History

How Dinosaurs Changed American Identity

The discovery of fossils led 19th century Americans to rethink their place in the world—and helped reinforce existing racial hierarchies.

By Caroline Winterer / Made by History

The Key to Success for Musk and DOGE

Theodore Roosevelt started a version of DOGE too, but it failed to achieve much after Congress rejected its recommendations.

By Bruce W. Dearstyne / Made by History

Notre Dame Football's Cultural Impact

Football can help integrate religious groups into the American mainstream, strengthen faith communities, and evangelize to non-believers.

By Hunter M. Hampton / Made by History

How the Orange Bowl Made History

This historic college football game has tracked Miami's own history, especially in terms of race.

By Kate Aguilar / Made by History

The Global Race for Critical Minerals

The U.S. faced a similar predicament in the 1950s, and undertook an initiative that solved the problem.

By Duncan Money / Made by History

The Flaw in Trump's Tariff Logic

Tariff fights can backfire, because the government can't easily shape the preferences of American consumers.

By Einav Rabinovitch-Fox / Made by History

History Cautions Against Jan. 6 Pardons

After initially prosecuting those who tried to overthrow an election, Presidents Grant and Hayes backed down—with catastrophic results.

By Brittany Friedman / Made by History

The Work of Retirement

Retirement was a hard-won right for Americans, but we've stopped thinking about it together as a public good.

By James Chappel / Made by History

American Nonprofits Are Under Threat

A bill that would empower the President to rescind the tax-exempt status of nonprofits threatens a deeply rooted aspect of civil society.

By Johann Neem / Made by History

A Troubling Truth About the 1942 Rose Bowl

In 1942, the Rose Bowl was hailed as a chance to project American unity in the face of World War II—but the game included no Black players and few Black fans.

By Tracie Canada / Made by History

Black Traditions for New Year's Eve

Haitians and Black Americans engage in historically-rooted New Year's traditions that honor past struggles and manifest hope for the future.

By Nyya Toussaint / Made by History

How the Media Shaped—and Distorted—Jimmy Carter’s Image

In the wake of Watergate, an adversarial political press scrutinized Jimmy Carter, looking for any sign that he was breaking his pledge not to lie.

By Amber Roessner / Made by History

Freeing the Hostages Wouldn't Have Gotten Jimmy Carter Re-Elected

Historical cables from the British Ambassador suggest that Jimmy Carter’s problems ran far deeper than the hostage crisis.

By Russell L. Riley / Made by History
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