Published inPolitics UnleashedWhy Hamas Attacked Israel on October 7In this edited excerpt from The New Middle East: What Everyone Needs to Know®, Second Edition, author James L. Gelvin examines the key…Oct 26, 202423Oct 26, 202423
Published inHistory UncutHBCU’s Radical Vision for Black Education and CitizenshipDeondra Rose’s The Power of Black Excellence is a powerful and revealing history of Historically Black Colleges and Universities which have…Aug 15, 2024Aug 15, 2024
Published inHistory UncutAmerica’s Embrace of the Ten CommandmentsThe Ten Commandments are back in the news. Nearly twenty years ago, they made headlines and are doing so again now. In 2005, two cases…Jul 4, 2024Jul 4, 2024
Published inHistory UncutHarriet Tubman and the Second South Carolina Volunteers Bring Freedom to the Combahee RiverIn this excerpt from the groundbreaking, COMBEE, Edda Fields-Black tells the dramatic story of how Harriet Tubman led the 150 African…Jun 19, 2024Jun 19, 2024
Published inScience UncoveredMourning, Integration, and RepairIn this unpublished excerpt from Becoming Attached, Robert Karen explores how John Bowlby grew to understand how childhood grief shaped a…May 22, 2024May 22, 2024
Published inHumanities UnveiledThe Contrast in AmericaAre most white American Christians actually committed to a Religion of Whiteness? Using national survey data, in-depth interviews, and…May 14, 2024May 14, 2024
Published inHistory UncutThe Dinner and the DeanIn March 1924–100 years ago this year — Charles S. Johnson approached Alain Locke about hosting a dinner party bringing together young…Apr 5, 2024Apr 5, 2024
Published inHumanities UnveiledOn the Warpath: The Psychology of Public Support for Armed ActionWhy do we — not the politicians or the generals, but ordinary people — so often and so willingly support war, in the west and elsewhere…Mar 26, 20241Mar 26, 20241
Published inScience UncoveredFrances Oldham Kelsey, the FDA, and the Battle against ThalidomideIn the 1960s, Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey became one of the most celebrated women in America, saving countless lives in her work at the FDA.Mar 8, 2024Mar 8, 2024
Published inHumanities UnveiledHope Amidst ConflictIsrael and the Palestinians are engaged in yet another round of hostilities, perhaps the deadliest one so far.Nov 8, 2023Nov 8, 2023