A recent history of guns and empire argues that early modern Europe marked the origins of a uniquely murderous era. But the world it describes is not so different from our own and making sense of its ...

The real stories behind how all the U.S. states got their names What’s in a state name? Place names can tell you a lot about ...

Many now carry tribal documents proving their U.S. citizenship in case they are stopped or questioned by federal immigration ...

This column originally appeared in the January 2026 issue of Town&Gown magazine. Early in my teaching career, I became obsessed with political drama TV shows. I would binge-watch episodes of “The West ...