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Alexander Hamilton

The Hamilton Hustle

Why liberals have embraced our most dangerously reactionary founder.
by Matt Stoller via The Baffler
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on January 1, 2017
Portrait of Alexander Hamilton

The Hamilton Cult

Has the celebrated musical eclipsed the man himself?
by Robert Sullivan via Harper’s
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on October 1, 2016
A chart of battles, leaders, and congresses during the Revolutionary War, 1931-1932.

Ken Burns's Inevitable Revolution

Burns in his new documentary failed to ask the most important question: "Why?"
by Helena Yoo Roth via Panorama on February 12, 2026
The body of assassinated Italian politician Giacomo Matteotti being transported.

Historical Parallels

Discussing effective historical analogies for the second Trump administration.
by John Ganz via Unpopular Front on February 5, 2026
Empty speech bubbles emanating from people in an old house.

Popular History

What role do we really want history to be playing in our public life? And is the history we have actually doing that work?
by Scott Spillman via The Point
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on September 29, 2024
Lithograph of Monongahela River bridge
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The Girders of Steel City's History

Pittsburgh as a symbol of America itself.
by Ed Simon via HNN on July 11, 2021
Alexander Hamilton on the ten dollar bill

What We Still Get Wrong About Alexander Hamilton

Far from a partisan for free markets, the Founding Father insisted on the need for economic planning. We need more of that vision today.
by Michael Busch, Christian Parenti via Boston Review on December 14, 2020

No Man’s Land

In ignoring the messy realities of westward expansion, McCullough’s "The Pioneers" is both incomplete and dull.
by Rebecca Onion via Slate
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on May 10, 2019
The cast of Hamilton on stage.

The Issue on the Table: Is 'Hamilton' Good for History?

In a new book, top historians discuss the musical’s educational value, historical accuracy and racial revisionism.
by Kate Keller via Smithsonian Magazine on May 30, 2018
Map of the British Colonies in North America between 1763 and 1775.

3 Ways to Think About the American Revolution

The complex combination of grievances that fueled the war had to do with taxes, class, and nationalism.
by Benjamin Studebaker via benjaminstudebaker.com on July 5, 2017
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