Tag: US History

  • Old map of Europe with vintage photographs, letters, magnifying glass, and travel log on wooden table

    Teaching Toward Truth: A Reflection on the 2026 TOLI Summer Institute

    TOLI seminar at Berea College transformed the author’s approach to teaching human rights, shifting from isolated lessons to a comprehensive framework, emphasizing collective responsibility and community engagement in understanding history and its impact on students. #TOLI #USHMM #BereaCollege #UKY

  • Vintage world map with miniature flags of countries involved in the Revolutionary War and a colonial soldier figurine standing on the Atlantic Ocean area

    What’s in a Name? Why War Naming Confuses Students More Than It Teaches Them

    War names aren’t neutral — they’re political choices that shape what students think conflicts were about. Explore why the “French and Indian War,” the “Korean Conflict,” and the “Vietnam War” teach students the wrong lessons before class even begins, and what to do about it.

  • Quote Of The Day

    It’s a great day during the civil rights and civil liberties unit to talk about the time that Supreme Court Justice Brandeis quotes Pericles’s funeral speech to be able to explain Thomas Jefferson’s ideas as to why he wrote Virginia’s bill on the independence and freedom of religion. Because at its core, all three men…

  • What If: The King Who Walked Away

    Following George III’s abdication in 1783, Britain transformed into a Commonwealth, implementing radical reforms, promoting representation, and fostering economic growth, reshaping its governance and global influence.

  • The Long Ledger: Part 4

    The Incubator Terror, China, and the Fracturing Dollar Order, 2000–2025 History rarely announces its turning points. The ones that seem obvious in retrospect were not always recognized as pivots in the moment; they were recognized as catastrophes, opportunities, or curiosities, and only later assembled into the narratives we use to explain them. The first twenty-five…

  • The Long Ledger, Addendum

    The Realignment Has Already Begun The Iran Conflict, the Petrodollar, and the Economic Pivot Nobody Voted For A caveat before anything else: this post was written in late March 2026, while the conflict is still active and the full picture is still forming. Some of what is documented here will look different in six months;…