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What's Behind Project 2025's Anti-LGBTQ Plans

By Marie-Amélie George / Made by History

The History of the Kaffiyeh

By Solcyré Burga

Will Foreign Policy Decide the Election?

By Lindsay M. Chervinsky / Made by History

What Came Before Today's Abortion Battles

By Kali Nicole Gross / Made by History
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Project 2025 Is About More Than Trump

The 50-year conservative campaign for unshackled executive power.

By Duncan Hosie / Made by History

Counting on Leaders' Virtues Doesn't Work

Expecting leaders' good character to ensure virtue ignores the need for constraint and accountability.

By Christine Adams / Made by History

The Origins of Friday the 13th

How did the most unlucky day of the year receive it's "spooky" reputation?

By Rebecca Schneid

A World's Fair Could Be What We Need

The 1964-1965 New York Fair filled Americans with optimism and excitement for the future despite tumultuous times.

By Ruth D. Nelson / Made By History

The Dangers of the Comstock Act

Anthony Comstock, Victoria Woodhull, and what a battle from the 1870s means for 2024 and reproductive rights.

By Rebecca DeWolf / Made by History

The Character Test That Trump Passes

A 19th century definition of 'character' had more to do with strength than integrity.

By Barry M. Mitnick / Made by History

History Shows the Danger of 'America First'

In the 1920s and 1930s, the U.S. tried America First. This philosophy helped lead to World War II.

By Cyrus Veeser / Made by History

The Ancient Greek Model of Queerness

A true classical education—which conservatives claim to venerate—teaches that our origins in gender and sexuality are varied and complex. 

By Sarah Nooter / Made by History

Lover of Men Doc Argues Lincoln Was Gay

The documentary Lover of Men explores Abraham Lincoln's sexuality

By Olivia B. Waxman

The Demonization of Student Protests

‘Today, many of our most prestigious universities are making the same mistakes,’ writes Richard Beck.

By Richard Beck

LGBTQ Tourism Helped Put Florida on the Map

The recent removal of the "LGBTQ Travel" section of the Visit Florida website ignores history.

By Julio Capó Jr. / Made by History

The History Behind J.D. Vance's Rhetoric

For decades, conservatives like Vance have criticized welfare programs under the guise of defending the nuclear family.

By Joshua Howard / Made by History

The History Behind Bangladesh's Protests

Decades of austerity in Bangladesh have devastated workers. Today's young people have rejected the status quo.

By Tithi Bhattacharya / Made by History

How 'The Campus' Captured Our Politics

At least since the 1960s, a warped vision of college life has shaped U.S. culture and politics.

By Adrian Daub / Made by History

Republican Smears of Democratic Veterans

In 2002, Republicans attacked the patriotism of a distinguished Democratic veteran. It worked and they've kept doing it ever since.

By Kyle Longley / Made by History

The Troubling History of 'Black Jobs'

The idea of "Black jobs" owes to the way work was defined in 18th and 19th centuries America, to support slavery and white supremacy.

By Whitney Nell Stewart / Made by History
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