The persistence of Donald Trump’s Big Lie, the rising appeal of “Christian nationalism,” and the staying power of Vladimir Putin’s claim that his Ukrainian adversaries are the equivalent of Nazis has made this topic more urgent than ever, so I deeply appreciate the chance to revisit the topic. [read post]

  What would be most interesting is a counterfactual history where formerly enslaved persons had accepted Sojourner Truth’s advice to move West and take advantage of the Homestead Act to settle in the territories and, perhaps, create one or two states truly controlled by African-Americans. [read post]