San Gimignano’s Fascist Redesign
The politically-influenced redesign of the famed towers of San Gimigano.
Obscenity and Unintended Consequences
In the Journal of American Studies, Amanda Frisken investigated how an earlier set of standards around obscenity emerged in the 1870s.
The Logan Act
An old American Law, The Logan Act, has suddenly been thrust into the news.
Anonymity and Public Debate—in the 1800s
But 150 years ago in Great Britain, the question of what role anonymity should play in public discourse looked completely different than today.
Kaliningrad for Beginners
An introduction to the Kaliningrad Oblast, surrounded by Poland, Lithuania and the Baltic Sea.
Will the Real St. Patrick Please Stand Up
The "St. Patrick" celebrated on March 17 every year has never existed. He was, and is, a metaphorical, literary, and religious conceit.
How Subtle Subsidies Shaped U.S. Health Care
Melissa A. Thomasson looked into how federal money created the U.S. health care landscape as we know it.
Dispatches From the Beginning of Women’s History
The origins of Women's History Month.