Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner joins Jonathon Van Maren for a discussion about Confederate statues, the Civil War, and what the past can teach us about the present in these troubled times.
By Jonathon Van Maren Earlier this week, I wrote a column examining the likelihood of violence over the next several months, as both Right and Left gear up to go to war over the confirmation of a Supreme Court justice to replace Anthony Kennedy. I noted that some on the Left are already creating justifications…
By Jonathon Van Maren Like millions of other people, my first fascination with the epic struggle between the American North and South began when I watched Ken Burns’ magnificent documentary series, The Civil War. The interest sparked by Burns’ masterpiece led to a period where I read everything I could get my hands on, from…
By Jonathon Van Maren Islamic militants greeted the arrival of Palm Sunday in Egypt with two suicide bombings, one in St. Mark’s Cathedral, the seat of the Coptic Church in Alexandria, and the other in Tanta, where the bomber transformed a joyful celebration into horrifying carnage when he detonated himself at the very front of…