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A Hamilton Skeptic Speaks

Q&A with Lyra Monteiro, one of the first to break consensus over Lin Manuel-Miranda’s beloved musical. For Slate

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The Art of the New Deal

History of the contested 1932 Democratic convention. For Slate

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Founding Fathers on Tumblr

The anatomy of a fandom. For New York Magazine’s Select All blog

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The Deadly Accuracy of The Witch

On Robert Eggers’ horror film. For Slate

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America’s Other Original Sin

Essay on new histories of Native American slavery. For Slate

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Is History Written About Men, by Men?

Analysis of authorship of recently published popular history, with Andrew Kahn. For Slate

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Who Was Hugh Glass?

Essay on the tellings and retellings of Glass’ biography. For Slate

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What If?

Essay on counterfactuals in history, for Aeon Magazine

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Podcast on the History of American Slavery

Limited series with cohost Jamelle Bouie. For Slate

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Boyhood

On the archive of the 19th-century Nelson Brothers. For Slate

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Against Generations

Essay on the idea of generations. For Aeon Magazine

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You Know Who Else Made Jokes About Hitler?

Interview with historian Gavriel Rosenfeld about Hitler humor online. For the Boston Globe

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Historians: Go Big or Go Home!

An essay on two historians’ attempt to write Big History. For the Boston Globe

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On Letters of Note

Essay on the Letters of Note project and the Internet’s idea of history. For the Virginia Quarterly Review

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Lock Up Your Wives!

Feature on the Ladies’ Home Journal column “Can This Marriage Be Saved.” For Aeon Magazine

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Honey, You’re Scaring the Kids

Essay on 1980s children and their fears of the Bomb. For The Appendix

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How Grand Hotels Shaped Modern Life

Essay on a lost tradition. For the Boston Globe

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The Fantastical Allure of the Space Whale

Essay on space whales and seventies culture. For Lapham’s Quarterly

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