• The United States Needs Historians

  From the President

  Edward Muir | Apr 5, 2023

  What can a fictional historian tell us about our discipline?
• Journalists and Historians

  From the President

  Edward Muir | Mar 14, 2023

  Historians cannot ignore the impact of journalism on their craft.
• When Ghosts Come Knocking

  From the President

  Edward Muir | Feb 14, 2023

  Whether making noises in the night or starting a world war, ghosts have a habit of causing problems.
• The History of Them, the History of Us

  From the President

  Edward Muir | Jan 17, 2023

  A question of identity is at the core of the struggle over integrity in history.

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• Hope and Despair

  Edward Muir | Dec 14, 2022

  In his first column, president Edward Muir examines the place of hope in history.
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  James H. Sweet | Nov 17, 2022

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  James H. Sweet | Sep 21, 2022

  Some time ago, I received a familiar message from the department chair of Distinguished University: ...
• Responses to “Is History History?”

  Malcolm Foley and Priya Satia | Sep 7, 2022

  Perspectives invites two historians to respond to James H. Sweet’s September column.
• Is History History?

  James H. Sweet | Aug 17, 2022

  When historians concede to discuss the past with the terms of the present, they abandon the skill set that makes them historians.

 

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