Category: History

May 17, 2016

Introducing "Economic Thought"

Read Heinz Kurz’s introduction to ECONOMIC THOUGHT: A BRIEF HISTORY.

May 15, 2016

The Catastrophes of Today and the Catastrophe of 1948 in Syria

On the 67th anniversary of the Nakba, Anaheed Al-Hardan compares the events of 1948 to those today in Syria.

April 26, 2016

The Problem with History

Read an excerpt on the darker side of Japanese history from Hideo Furukawa’s HORSES, HORSES, IN THE END THE LIGHT REMAINS PURE, translated by Doug Slaymaker with Akiko Takenaka.

April 21, 2016

Man-O-Manischewitz — Roger Horowitz on Kosher Wine and Its Popularity among African Americans

Roger Horowitz and Sammy Davis Jr. on Manischewitz and Kosher wine!

April 20, 2016

A Post for 4/20: Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter on Pot Smuggling

In recognition of 4/20, we are re-posting Peter Maguire and Mike Ritter’s appearance on HuffPost Live to discuss their book Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade In the interview, Maguire and Ritter discuss drug...

April 20, 2016

Harry Kassell: Kosher Meat Man

Roger Horowitz, author of “Kosher USA,” on

April 19, 2016

Kosher Coke, Kosher Science

In the excerpt below from Kosher USA: How Coke Became Kosher and Other Tales of Modern Food, Roger Horowitz travels from his family’s Seder table to early twentieth-century Atlanta when Rabbi Geffen had to weigh in on the status of...

March 15, 2016

Brawn in Civilization — A History of Virility

“For muscle is everywhere. It jumped over the walls of the stadium and the ropes of the ring a long time ago. It reigns absolute on screens large and small…. The claim on muscles has been democra­tized, the practice of...

March 14, 2016

Book Giveaway! Win a Free Copy of "A History of Virility"

Man up! For the first half of this week, we will be featuring “A History of Virility,” edited by Alain Corbin et al.

March 10, 2016

The American Prism

Read an excerpt from the first chapter of WHY AMERICA MISUNDERSTANDS THE WORLD: NATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ROOTS OF MISPERCEPTION, by Paul Pillar.

March 9, 2016

The American View of War

Read a guest post from Paul Pillar, author of WHY AMERICA MISUNDERSTANDS THE WORLD: NATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ROOTS OF MISPERCEPTION, on

March 8, 2016

The Role of Shared National Experience in Foreign Policy

Read an excerpt from Paul Pillar’s preface to WHY AMERICA MISUNDERSTANDS THE WORLD: NATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ROOTS OF MISPERCEPTION.