List of History articles
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Trump and Bondi walk through a doorway under a portrait of Trump above the door frame with a U.S. flag and Justice Dept. flag on stands on either side. Trump Has Broken the Justice Department
The indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James shows how far the president is willing to go.
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Luca Marinelli as Benito Mussolini in a film still. Mussolini, the Rock Star Antihero
A new historical drama chronicles the birth of fascism as seen through the eyes of Il Duce himself.
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Chinese soldiers ride tanks in Tiananmen square, brandishing the national flag. Beijing Has Forgotten Wartime Lessons
Chinese resistance to fascism was more than a Communist triumph.
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A child is silhouetted as he walks across a pile of rubble while carrying a flag. How Washington’s Israel-Palestine Peace Process Theology Failed Again and Again
Trump’s plan is just the latest example.
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A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Jan. 4, 2024. Don’t Ask Jill Lepore if the United States Is in a Constitutional Crisis
The Harvard historian on government shutdowns and the rights and duties of an American citizen.
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A grid of 12 fiction book covers released in October 2025. The Novels We’re Reading in October
Historical fiction set in ancient Britain and 20th-century Puerto Rico.
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An aerial shot shows three French soldiers in camouflage uniforms milling about on the deck of an oil tanker. Russia’s Shadow Fleet Is Doing More Than Sanctions-Busting
In the Baltic, Russian-linked vessels are suspected of spying and sabotage.
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Black-and-white photo of a crowded social gathering, with several people in formal attire conversing and holding drinks. Two men in the center are smiling and engaged in conversation Why Both Parties Are Considering Midterm Conventions
They’ve been done before, with forgettable results, but there is reason to believe they would work better today.
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People leap and dance in a stage with dramatic lighting. Mexico’s New Hit Musical Is the Anti-‘Hamilton’
A long-running spat over Spain’s colonial history has now taken theatrical form.
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Black-and-white photo of a man in a suit speaking into multiple microphones at a press conference, with a large map of Southeast Asia and a Department of Defense seal visible in the background. Robert McNamara Chose Loyalty to the President
A new biography should be required reading for everyone currently working in silence in Washington.
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A reenactor dressed as Greek hoplite in a tunic and helmet sprawls on his back on a sandy beach, a shield resting on top of him. ‘Super-Sparta’ Is Bad History and Bad Strategy
The Spartan model didn’t work for Sparta. It will be even worse for Israel.
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A figure in a hat is seen from behind in silhouette as they walk down a tree-lined path toward a turreted church beneath a blue sky. Russia’s Troubling Church Takeover
The Kremlin is leveraging tsarist-era assets to expand its global influence.
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A Finnish defender is seen near the front during the Finnish-Soviet Winter War in early 1940. The Ghost of Finlandization Is Haunting the Ukraine Debate
A 1944 armistice that traded land for peace is a poor precedent for ending Russia’s war.
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A poster of a soldier holding up a rifle. How Russia Distorts the Past
Memory politics shape Putin’s influence at home and abroad.
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Two soldiers walk along a fence in front of the Berlin wall in a snowy winter scene. The East-West Contest With No End
The Cold War was tragic, comic, and epic—and it’s still playing out today.
