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“Terrorism” in the Early Republic
From the start, using the word "terrorism" meant staking a position in U.S. domestic politics.
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What Do Early Americanists Offer the Liberal Arts?
We may take early America's place in the liberal arts too much for granted.
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What Do Early Americanists Offer the Liberal Arts?—Part II
How early Americanists can defend their work as part of the humanities.
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What’s Livetweeting For, Anyway?
Is it all for show? Jonathan Wilson asked historians why they livetweet at conferences.
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Making a Webpage for a Conference Paper
Jonathan Wilson discusses the process of creating a companion webpage for a conference presentation.
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Identity and the Founders: A Response to Mark Lilla
Venerating the Founders is not an alternative to identity politics.
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Writing History As If It Matters (to Lots of People)
This is a time for telling true stories about the past. But where can historians learn how?
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“Mixing the Sacred Character, With That of the Statesman”: Review of Pulpit...
According to Spencer McBride, "Americans began to think of themselves as members of a new [nation] in large part because their trusted spiritual leaders told them that they were."
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IOTAR50: Intellectual History from the Undistinguished
Bailyn's colonists had the sort of intellectual life Jonathan Wilson recognized.
View ArticleAbout that AHA Jobs Chart
People's look-on-the-bright-side comments look a lot like advice someone might have given in 1969: Remember, there are always exciting job opportunities for hardworking people who know how to make steel.
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