The history behind current events.

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• A Very Ecumenical Christmas Why conservatives despise the phrase happy holidays.
  David Greenberg Dec. 15, 2006
  
• Looking the Carnegie Gift Horse in the Mouth The 19th-century critique of big philanthropy.
  David Nasaw Nov. 10, 2006
  
• The Myth of the Six-Year Itch The laws of history didn't doom the Republicans.
  David Greenberg Nov. 8, 2006
  
• Help! Call the White House! How the 1927 Mississippi Flood created big government.
  David Greenberg Sept. 5, 2006
  
• The Lamont Question Will the Democratic Party repeat the political mistakes of the Vietnam era?
  David Greenberg Aug. 16, 2006
  
• Class Warfare Why the villain of The History Boys is the better teacher.
  David Greenberg July 24, 2006
  
• Richard Hofstadter The pundits' favorite historian.
  David Greenberg June 7, 2006
  
• The Roots of May Day Today's marchers are liberals' best hope.
  Nelson Lichtenstein May 1, 2006
  
• The Lion in Whimper Why didn't we see Saddam's weakness?
  Tim Naftali April 5, 2006
  
• Memo to Iraq Four strategies for averting civil war.
  Gary J. Bass March 28, 2006
  
• Another Nixon Pardon When will scholars get the chance to legitimately assess his legacy in Vietnam?
  David Greenberg Jan. 24, 2006