Checkered History
This blog is by Allen Mikaelian. Allen is an editor and writer who specializes in creating meaningful projects for amazing people. He holds a history PhD from American University, is a former editor of the American Historical Association's "Perspectives on History," and lives in Washington, DC.
-
May 5, 2019
Senator Grassley says the New Deal "didn't work"; historians have other ideas
by Checkered History
-
Apr 28, 2019
Showing the Data: The Political Uses of the Past Browser
by Checkered History
-
Apr 7, 2019
Senator Chuck Schumer says corporations used to care; here's how historians responded
by Checkered History
-
Mar 19, 2019
Mike Pence Says the US Has Been "A Force For Good in the Middle East" for "nearly 200 years"; Here's How Historians Responded
by Checkered History
-
Feb 12, 2019
Congress and the Trump Administration Are Using and Abusing History At Least Six Times a Day
by Checkered History
-
Jun 21, 2017
The Debate over the Lack of Debate on the GOP Healthcare Plan
by Checkered History
-
Jun 1, 2017
Political Uses of the Past
by Checkered History
News
- Lone Wolves Connected Online: A History of Modern White Supremacy
- 'His Work is a Testament': The Ever-Relevant Photography of Gordon Parks
- History Jobs Stabilized Before COVID-19
- The Stories of Those Who Lost Decades in the Closet
- Archaeologists Unearth Egyptian Queen’s Tomb, 13-Foot ‘Book of the Dead’ Scroll
- This Professor Protested a School’s Racism. Then He Lost His Job
- After the Capitol Was Stormed, Teachers Try Explaining History in Real Time
- Race on Campus: The Mental Burden of Minority Professors
- Against the Consensus Approach to History
- We’ve Had a White Supremacist Coup Before. History Buried It