History
Judge Blocks Auction of "In Cold Blood" Records
Says they belong to the government and shouldn't be sold for private gain
Jimmy Hoffa Tests Come Back Negative
Neither he, nor anybody else, was buried in a Detroit suburb yard.
Nobody Wants To Live in Hitler's Childhood House
If you're looking for a bargain and have a strong stomach ...
Vatican Declares Papyrus Mentioning Jesus Having a Wife Fake
Harvard criticized for rushing to the media
Taxes Threaten Gullah Community
Will a sudden spike in taxes doom a Saltwater Geechee village?
The Authoritarian Jurisprudence of Oliver Wendell Holmes
Three generations of quoting him are enough.
The Private Currency and Swap Shop of Yellow Springs, Ohio
Recovered history from the Depression.
The FBI Investigated Ray Bradbury
The bureau had heard the science fiction writer might be a Communist.
Convention Flashback: Anti-Masons Initiate Two Campaign Traditions
Looking back at the first presidential nominating convention.
Ruby Ridge Is History, But the Mindset That Led to Ruby Ridge Is Thriving
Looking back at a lethal attack
Nikola Tesla Museum in the Works
The electricity pioneer was somewhere between wacky and way ahead of his time
Rachel Maddow Abbreviates History
An MSNBC host's book on foreign policy leaves out too much of the story of how this mess began.
Explorer's Ship Found at Bottom of Sea
Pretty much nothing about Scott's Antarctic expedition ended well
Racism, Nannyism, and the Politics of Gun Control
We've heard lots of calls for new gun control laws, but how likely are they to pass?
No, the Sikh Temple Massacre Does Not Rehabilitate the Homeland Security Report on Right-Wing Extremism
The DHS apologists come crawling out.
Goodbye to Gore Vidal, America's Biographer and Champion
Remembering one of my favorite writers
4 Shameful Moments in Olympics History
From Berlin to Munich and beyond, terror and tragedy at the Summer Games.
