History

With the Wild West fading and the railway men closing in, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid head for the ...

This Friday, I will be giving a lecture about my dissertation, Choice Among the Chosen: The School Choice Movement and ...

“The past is never dead. It’s not even past…”When William Faulkner wrote these words in Requiem for a Nun, I’m pretty certain he ...

We use the phrase “transplants” often down here—referring to the “Yankees” who for one reason or another found themselves down South. ...

This week I had the privilege of viewing an early showing of Selma , a movie about the historical events that ...

There’s something prominently displayed at the Mississippi Governor’s mansion: a nativity scene. Seeing it recently took me by surprise.When I ...

The November holidays embodies values important both in Judaism and American culture.

One of my favorite things about my new role as a full-time historian at the ISJL is getting to meet ...

Two Israelis were stabbed last week, Israeli military and police response has continued, and leaders within Fatah have begun talking ...

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit the Tenement Museum in New York City. The museum, which ...