The Tailor Who Saved George Washington “This man is a true friend of liberty.” — George Washington, on Hercules Mulligan, allegedly…
Category: History
American history, World history
Excerpt from CRITICAL ASSENT: Veterans, Elites, and the Fragile Boundary of American Legitimacy
This is an excerpt from an introductory chapter entitled Gentlemen of the Republic. The liberty of a democracy is not…
Got Drip? The One-Drop Rule’s History in America
How race was defined across the states and why it matters today. The one-drop rule is often imagined as an…
Attainder Legacy Series: The Names In The Bill
Lovett, Watkins, Sweezy, and the Constitution’s Quiet War on Legislative Targeting In February 1943, Representative Martin Dies of Texas —…
American Lives Series: Percy Spencer
The 8th Grade Dropout Who Cooked America “The educated man is one who has so developed the faculties of his…
Attainder Legacy Series: Watkins & Sweezy
A pair of inquisitions RECAP: Last week, we discussed the Lovett case, where a federal employee and private citizen was…