"The abuse of history is common and quite possibly once more on the rise. Although this is well documented, there is no general theory that enables historians t

Imagine how future archaeologists will discover countless things we have thrown away: plastic and metal objects, discarded electronics, synthetic textiles, and

A look at how to teach history in the age of easily accessible—but not always reliable—information. Let’s start with two truths about our era that are so

Germans are often accused of failing to take responsibility for Nazi crimes, but what precisely should ordinary people do differently? Indeed, scholars have yet

The Logic of History defends the practice of history as more reliable than has recently been acknowledged, arguing that historians make their accounts as fair a