Archive - History Club

The government purge of the 1940s & 50s

An interview with journalist Clay Risen of the New York Times

Jun 22 •

Jason Steinhauer

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May 2025

Weekend listening

My recent appearances on three worthy podcasts

May 25 •

Jason Steinhauer

Why is fascism so attractive?

A history of a seductive ideology

May 4 •

Jason Steinhauer

April 2025

DOGE comes for the humanities

The shuttering of NEH, IMLS and The Wilson Center brings an ignominious end to a proud American tradition

Apr 6 •

Jason Steinhauer

March 2025

The missing one million

More than one million Americans died during the Covid-19 pandemic. Five years later, they remain largely invisible.

Mar 16 •

Jason Steinhauer

Should there be a national Covid-19 memorial?

A bonus podcast for paid subscribers

Mar 15 •

Jason Steinhauer

19:05

A lasting peace requires moral clarity

Mar 2 •

Jason Steinhauer

February 2025

Make McKinley Great Again

How Trump is bringing the 19th century into the 21st

Feb 9 •

Jason Steinhauer

January 2025

My interview in "El Mundo," Spain's newspaper of record

A conversation about democracy in the 21st century

Jan 26 •

Jason Steinhauer

The TikTok ban in historical perspective

America has a long history of debates over speech

Jan 19 •

Jason Steinhauer

December 2024

The state of the world in 2024

A crisis of government

Dec 22, 2024 •

Jason Steinhauer

The case for public diplomacy

As democracy faces more challenges, our relationships around the world become more important

Dec 8, 2024 •

Jason Steinhauer

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