Politicizing the Past: Can History be Taught Objectively?
Historians’ attempts to discover “truth” are situated in their own political moments, just as the histories they study are situated in theirs.
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A Conversation with Benjamin Wittes: On the “LOL, nothing matters” Presidency and the Omnipresence of Politics
“I think my job is to be as good a lawyer as the best lawyers. And to be as good a journalist as the best journalists. And I fail at both on a regular basis, but that is the job.”
Out of the Wild: Outdoor Recreation Faces the Threat of Climate Change
Like many Americans whose ability to backpack is hindered by the increasingly pervasive effects of climate change, Gerger wonders what it will take to preserve the Mendenhall Glacier, and by extension, her childhood.