Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Richard Hofstadter’s Brilliant Essay Misled Us About the Paranoid Style of American Politics by Rob Brotherton Turns out, it’s not a phenomenon of the fringe.

Who Are the Yazidis? And Why Is ISIS Trying to Slaughter and Enslave Them? by Brian Glyn Williams This ancient people, whose roots go back more than six thousand years, are at risk of being wiped out. This is a window into their long secret world.

"Advice & Consent"? No One Really Knows What the Founders Had in Mind. by Ray Raphael The Senate's role in the confirmation of judges was never really spelled out.

Did Racism Taint Woodrow Wilson as a Historian? by Sheldon M. Stern It did and his history of the United States proves it.

Channeling George: A Surplus of Snowdens by Thomas Fleming Edward Snowden's indicated he'd be willing to come home if guaranteed a fair trial. This is what George Washington thinks of that.

Who Was the Real Muhammad Ali? by Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith A self-interview with the authors of a new book, “Blood Brothers,” about Ali and Malcolm X.

It’s Time to Rethink the Way We Memorialize Terrorist Attacks by Harriet F. Senie We should stop turning the victims into heroes.

Ben Bernanke Says “Hitler Was the Guy Who Got Economics Right in the 1930s” by Erik Moshe Is Bernanke right?

Why Do We Lead Such Frenzied Lives? by Walter G. Moss To reduce our stress and maintain our planet we need to make wiser choices.

These Two Politicians Lost Their Bids for the White House. But They Still Changed History. by William Lambers Their names? Bob Dole and George McGovern.

5 Amazing Digital Collections for Cultural Historians from the NY Public Library by Mary Rizzo And they’re free. And free is always good.

Review of Donna T. Haverty-Stacke’s “Trotskyists on Trial: Free Speech and Political Persecution Since The Age of FDR” by Murray Polner A fascinating look at the group of intellectuals who pledged allegiance to Trotsky and the federal government's campaign to disrupt their party.