History

An emancipatory revolution. What is unique about America is that it formulated an ideological repudiation of oppression and became the first society ever to foster an organized and principled movement for the abolition of slavery.

Celebrate a great American on this Fourth of July

The roots of chattel slavery and the myth of American exceptionalism

Black Americans have been used as means to an end throughout our nation’s history. - Erec Smith - Start a free trial today for full access.

Beyond tribalism and decline

Pioneering African American physician, author, and intellectual

Throughout most of the history of Western civilization, rhetoric was seen as one of the primary subjects of the liberal arts. After more than century of decline, the study of rhetoric is making a comeback. This is good news, since to combat political polarization, we can all benefit from the...

The sociologist Musa al-Gharbi on empire, Islam, and the hypocritical liberalism of Manhattan.

This essay discusses Cecilia Heyes’ groundbreaking new book Cognitive Gadgets: The Cultural Evolution of Thinking. Heyes’ point of departure is the claim that current theories of cultural evolution fail adequately to make a place for the mind. Heyes