The Crucifixion Took on New Religious Meaning in the Centuries After the Death of Jesus. Here’s What Changed

Four detailed accounts of crucifixion have survived from antiquity. Remarkably, they all describe the same execution

The Troubling History of How America’s ‘Public Charge’ Immigration Rule Blocked Jews Fleeing Nazi Germany

The Nazis prohibited most German Jews from taking assets out of the country, which meant they would be potential public charges unless they had close relatives in the U.S. with ample resources

The Forgotten Women Who Shaped China in the 20th Century

How Israel’s Justice System Dealt With Alleged Jewish Collaborators in Concentration Camps—And Why That Still Matters Today

Only in recent years has the Israel State Archives made the transcripts of some of these trials publicly available

Before the Trump Impeachment Inquiry, These Were American History’s Most Famous Whistle-Blowers

"It's freedom of speech. It's independence of conscience — the kinds of things the framers had in mind."

Citizens Facing Deportation Isn’t New. Here’s What Happened When the U.S. Removed Mexican-Americans in the 1930s

California officially apologized for the program in 2005