From the National History Center
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Thinking Locally: Washington, DC, Grad Students Shape the Future
Amanda Perry and Thomas Patteson | Oct 1, 2017
Last year, the National History Center (NHC) adopted DC History Grad, an organization we founded thr... -
Is Civilian Control of the Military Eroding?
Dane Kennedy | Sep 28, 2017
Three of the leading figures in the Trump administration are military men. When President Trump refe... -
Writing the Cold War Back In: How History Influences Chinese Foreign Policy
Gregg A. Brazinsky | Jun 5, 2017
By Gregg A. BrazinskyAs Sino-American relations have emerged as a critical foreign policy issue in the Trump administration, public discourse... -
Mexican Migration History in the Era of Border Walls
Julia G. Young | May 15, 2017
In March 2015, I submitted the final page proofs for my book on Mexican migration to the United Stat... -
US-China Diplomacy: Historical Perspectives on Challenges Confronting the People’s Republic
Dane Kennedy | Apr 5, 2017
As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping prepared for what Trump has warned will be a “very difficult” meeting... -
“Boots on the Ground”: US Soldiers and the Strains of Overseas Deployment
Susan L. Carruthers | Mar 6, 2017
By Susan L. CarruthersOn January 16, 2017, the New York Times printed an arresting image of US Marines arriving in... -
The Paradoxes of Presidential Power: A Brief History of Executive Orders
Dane Kennedy | Feb 27, 2017
We’ve all seen the photo ops over the past few weeks: President Donald J. Trump sitting at his desk in... -
Today’s Banned Immigrants Are No Different From Our Immigrant Ancestors
Tyler Anbinder | Feb 7, 2017
By Tyler AnbinderUnderpinning President Donald Trump’s recent ban on immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries is the belief that these... -
Human Rights in the Era of Trump
Mark Philip Bradley | Jan 31, 2017
By Mark Philip Bradley“Don’t tell me it doesn’t work—torture works,” then presidential candidate Donald Trump said at a February 2016... -
Pink-Collar Pain and Our New President
Katherine Turk | Dec 27, 2016
By Katherine TurkIn the wake of this year’s presidential election, many of Hillary Clinton’s supporters are struggling to understand why...
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