250 years of U.S. history was projected on the Washington Monument. A lot was missing

NPR's Steve Inskeep explores the Trump administration's portrayal of 250 years of U.S history captured on the Washington ...
The News International

History and the idea of progress

While the Muslim sensibility looks for a utopia in the bygone era The phrase ‘Age of Reason’ became current in 18th century European academe, in the wake of the Scientific Revolution. It also ...
The Guardian

The idea of history as progress is underpinned by a hidden theology

It is so much easier to rid the world of theology than it is to rid the world of its influence. That was Nietzsche's point when he dismissed so much of what passes for atheism as leaving in place a ...
The Irish Times

Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea, by Mark Blyth

In October 2011 David Cameron, the British prime minister, was forced to withdraw a comment he made in his speech at the Conservative Party conference. What did he say that was so wrong that the ...
CNN

A history teacher’s brilliant idea

Editor’s Note: William J. Bennett, a CNN contributor, is the author of “The Book of Man: Readings on the Path to Manhood.” He was U.S. secretary of education from 1985 to 1988 and director of the ...
The News International

The idea of history

The understanding of Islam’s history and its relation to human history is the only way to understand the religion’s sublime truth Any human attempt to separate truth from the uninterrupted flow of ...
The National Interest

Caliphate: The History of an Idea

The history of the caliphate of the Orthodox period raised almost all the main issues about powers and personalities which have dominated the discussions of the nature and potential of the office ever ...