American History

A collection of 17 posts

Thanksgiving—A Uniquely American Tradition

Finding ways to coexist is challenging, in part because the better we are at coexisting, the more diversity we attract, and the more diversity we attract, the more difficult it becomes to persuasively accommodate all competing values.

Kenneth R. Pike 27 Nov 2019 · 14 min read

The Fragility of the Liberal World Order

For Kagan, the architects of the post-war order sought to wed America’s new-found superpower to the construction of a world order that reflected the domestic values of America itself: a liberal international order.

Doug Stokes 23 Sep 2018 · 9 min read