Checkered History
This blog is by Allen Mikaelian. Allen is an editor and writer who specializes in creating meaningful projects for amazing people. He holds a history PhD from American University, is a former editor of the American Historical Association's "Perspectives on History," and lives in Washington, DC.
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May 5, 2019
Senator Grassley says the New Deal "didn't work"; historians have other ideas
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Apr 28, 2019
Showing the Data: The Political Uses of the Past Browser
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Apr 7, 2019
Senator Chuck Schumer says corporations used to care; here's how historians responded
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Mar 19, 2019
Mike Pence Says the US Has Been "A Force For Good in the Middle East" for "nearly 200 years"; Here's How Historians Responded
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Feb 12, 2019
Congress and the Trump Administration Are Using and Abusing History At Least Six Times a Day
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Jun 21, 2017
The Debate over the Lack of Debate on the GOP Healthcare Plan
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Jun 1, 2017
Political Uses of the Past
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News
- Archivists Are Mining Parler Metadata to Pinpoint Crimes at the Capitol
- ‘World’s Greatest Athlete’ Jim Thorpe Was Wronged by Bigotry. The IOC Must Correct the Record
- Black Southerners are Wielding Political Power that was Denied their Parents and Grandparents
- Israeli Rights Group: Nation Isn't a Democracy but an "Apartheid Regime"
- Capitol Riot: The 48 Hours that Echoed Generations of Southern Conflict
- Resolution of the Conference on Faith and History: Executive Board Response to the Assault on the U.S. Capitol
- By the People, for the People, but Not Necessarily Open to the People
- Wealthy Bankers And Businessmen Plotted To Overthrow FDR. A Retired General Foiled It
- Ole Miss Doubles Down on Professor's Termination
- How Fear Took Over the American Suburbs