Spinning Clio

From the Politico : [T]here are early rumblings of a backlash to Obama's ostentatious embrace of all things Lincoln, with his not-so-sub...

Tim Lacy is worried that historians are engaged in "a dichotomous conversation" based on their ability to pay for (and thus acces...

It took historians a full term of George W. Bush's presidency before they declared he was " the worst president ever. " Now, ...

Sean Wilentz's head must be spinning. It must be tough to have been firmly ensconced within the fraternity of Democratic Party House Hi...

The Pursuit of History: Aims, Methods and New Directions in the Study of Modern History (3rd Edition) and Historians on History: An Anthol...

Manan Ahmed points to both Danah Boyd's decision to publish in only Open Access Journals and Harvard's decision to require that all...

This column by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward Larson is pretty much in the Spinning Clio wheelhouse. In it, Larson attempts to a...

Michael Bowen : As a national organization and the most powerful entity in the historical job market, the AHA has done surprisingly little t...

Hey, I know he's a favorite whipping boy of a good many in the historical "profession." But this observation by Victor Davis ...

Historians for Obama has been formed to, well, support Barack Obama for President (h/t Ralph Luker ). Scott Jaschick has more. ...in a mo...

The November 19, 2007 issue of National Review contains an "Appreciation" of Jacques Barzun by M. D. Aeschliman. Similar pieces...

The Clinton records saga rolls on. Maarja Krusten has commented on my last post and adds some helpful insight into the problems faced b...

In a comment to my last post concerning how the NCH is playing the ongoing Clinton records debate , "allida" writes: I have worke...

The NCH website finally put up a story about the Clinton records brouhaha that came to the fore during the recent Democratic Presidential d...

I wonder if the AHA and the NCH are readying there complaints and resolutions concerning open access to Clinton family documents now that ...

National Review editorializes : [U]nder the North American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) — a well-meaning law passed in 1...

The Dark Ages was a 1,000 year period of "no change" according to this guy : For most of human history, change has been the except...

Historians have been battling the Bush Administration over changes to the Freedom of Information Act (and rightly so ) as it pertains to Pre...

According to the Politico : Details remain fuzzy, but numerous Republicans argued afterward that they had secured a 215-213 win on their mot...

Over at ADM's place , there is a fine discussion concerning academic gatekeeping . I tentatively entered the fray by quibbling with wh...