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Why is fascism so attractive?
A history of a seductive ideology
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Jason Steinhauer
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Memes win elections
Zohran Mamdani, social media and the pursuit of political power
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Jason Steinhauer
1
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The government purge of the 1940s & 50s
An interview with journalist Clay Risen of the New York Times
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Jason Steinhauer
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Clay Risen
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Weekend listening
My recent appearances on three worthy podcasts
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Jason Steinhauer
1
DOGE comes for the humanities
The shuttering of NEH, IMLS and The Wilson Center brings an ignominious end to a proud American tradition
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Jason Steinhauer
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Memes win elections
Zohran Mamdani, social media and the pursuit of political power
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Jason Steinhauer
1
Why is fascism so attractive?
A history of a seductive ideology
 • 
Jason Steinhauer
5
DOGE comes for the humanities
The shuttering of NEH, IMLS and The Wilson Center brings an ignominious end to a proud American tradition
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Jason Steinhauer
4
On Ukraine
A lasting peace requires moral clarity
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Jason Steinhauer
2
Make McKinley Great Again
How Trump is bringing the 19th century into the 21st
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Jason Steinhauer
3
The state of the world in 2024
A crisis of government
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Jason Steinhauer
2
The end of the 20th century
The U.S. election ushers in a new world order
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Jason Steinhauer
36
Some thoughts on the European elections
The outcome was predictable; what happens next is far less so
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Jason Steinhauer
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Media

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Building media literacy in Belgium
A week with the U.S. Embassy in Brussels
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Jason Steinhauer
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My appearance on C-SPAN's Washington Journal
Last Sunday, I was invited to C-SPAN’s studios in Washington, D.C. to appear on the Sunday morning edition of Washington Journal.
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Jason Steinhauer
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48 hours at Sundance
Scenes from a snowy Park City
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Jason Steinhauer
3
The Holocaust on Broadway
Tom Stoppard’s new play takes on the gravity of history
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Jason Steinhauer
9
The curious case of a viral vintage newsreel
In the world of e-history, a good meme always trumps accuracy
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Jason Steinhauer
5
"History, Disrupted" in the media
Content from Unfinished, the Professor Buzzkill podcast and Lost City Books
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Jason Steinhauer
The case for historical literacy
In an age of misinformation, media literacy and historical literacy are increasingly intertwined.
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Jason Steinhauer
Black media past, present & future
Thurs., February 25 * 10 PM ET / 7 PM PT on Clubhouse
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Jason Steinhauer
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