Laura MuthPride Amidst the PandemicOne week separates me from the start of Pride as I write this essay. Of course, events for this year’s Pride have been canceled for over a…May 26, 20201May 26, 20201
Laura MuthDreams of the DeadI dream more lately. I’m not alone in this: there have been plenty of articles lately about how the pandemic is creeping into our dreams…May 21, 2020May 21, 2020
Laura MuthLove TokensLove is a funny thing. We can spend a lot of our lives looking for it in various forms, and yet when we’re lucky enough to have it, it can…May 1, 2020May 1, 2020
Laura MuthUndead History: Shays’ Rebellion, Debt Crises, and America’s “First Civil War”Debt is in the headlines and on our minds constantly. The collective student loan debt for Americans is $1.5 trillion dollars. Across the…May 19, 2019May 19, 2019
Laura MuthUndead History: Imperialism as Civilizing MissionAmerican history is a history of empire. From its beginnings as a collection of ragged outposts on the fringe of the British Empire to its…Apr 8, 2019Apr 8, 2019
Laura MuthUndead History: Reconstruction, Voting Rights, and the Meaning of DemocracyWe’re nearly a year out from the first presidential primaries, but the election is already pushing pundits and partisans into a fever…Mar 25, 2019Mar 25, 2019
Laura MuthUndead History: The Fugitive Slave Act, “States’ Rights,” and the Lead-Up to the Civil WarI am writing this post on March 6, the anniversary of the now-infamous Dred Scott case. Dred Scott v. Sandford, for those who don’t recall…Mar 11, 2019Mar 11, 2019
Laura MuthUndead History: The Mexican-American War, The Border, and The “National Emergency”Frederick Douglass described the Mexican-American War as “a war against the free states–a war against freedom, against the negro, and…Feb 21, 2019Feb 21, 2019