Hamilton: An American Musical - Its National Influence as Art
Oct 17, 2018 by William H. Young |
William Young finds much to praise in the hit musical.
The Misappropriation of Madison and Montpelier
Jul 20, 2018 by William H. Young |
William Young discusses the ideologically revised exhibits at James Madison's homestead.
Reviving the American History for Freedom Program
Jul 12, 2018 by Steve Balch |
Former NAS President Steve Balch writes on the efforts to revive and refund AHF.
Reading The Age of Jackson in the Age of Trump
Jan 03, 2018 by NAS |
NAS Staff members read and comment on Arthur Schlesinger's The Age of Jackson.
We Need a Radio Free America on Campus
Oct 16, 2017 by Peter Wood |
It has become critical that we build and maintain bastions of free thought on college campuses.
A Politically Correct Revolution
May 01, 2017 by William H. Young |
William Young doesn't recognize the portrayal of the American Revolution at a new museum in Philadelphia
Modern versus Western Thought: Self and Social Character
Feb 17, 2017 by William H. Young |
William Young examines the focus on subjective individualism which dominates modern psychology.
Modern Versus Western Thought: The Unconscious and Determinism
Jan 27, 2017 by William H. Young |
William Young discusses the separation of academic social science and philosophy from the guiding ideas of the American Founding.
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Modern Versus Western Thought: Thinking From The Founding
Jan 04, 2017 by William H. Young |
William Young examines the Constitution's origins in the Western philosophical tradition.
The Gunning of America: Scholarly History or Polemic?
Nov 04, 2016 by Clayton Cramer |
Clayton Cramer finds numerous errors in a new book about American gun laws in frontier days.
Disputing Deneen: A Misremembered Past
Dec 17, 2015 by Matthew J. Franck |
Matthew J. Franck revises Patrick Deneen's history of American higher education, to note that a age of traditional learning in a secular mode never really existed.
College Board Rewrites Advanced Placement U.S. History Standards and History Itself
Oct 01, 2015 by Peter Wood |
NAS President Peter Wood reviews what has gone wrong with the APUSH standards.
The New History Guidelines are Better
Aug 11, 2015 by KC Johnson |
KC Johnson gives four reasons the revised APUSH standards are an improvement.
AP History and Us
Aug 06, 2015 by Peter Wood |
An update on the College Board's re-revised standards for AP U.S. History.
2015 APUSH Misses the Reasons America Is Exceptional
Aug 03, 2015 by Larry Schweikart |
In this preliminary response to the new version of AP U.S. history released July 30 by the College Board, historian Larry Schweikart critiques the wording of a number of sections.