Scott Timcke (West Indies): Foucault, White, and the Linguistic Turn in Western Historiography. Isaac Chotiner interviews Quinta Jurecic on what we learned from Michael Cohen’s Congressional testimony. India has made its point in Pakistan — time to let the diplomats do the hard talk. France is prepared to extend its nuclear deterrent to Germany. Trump’s talks with Kim Jong-un collapse, and both sides point fingers (and more). Here’s why Kim Jong Un put sanctions first — and why North Korea is not Vietnam. This is what the world thinks of the sudden end of the Trump-Kim summit. The Electoral College is the greatest threat to our democracy. U. of California system cancels Elsevier subscriptions, calling move a win for open access. Why everyone’s talking about reparations, explained.
James J Chriss (Cleveland State): Social Control: History of the Concept. Melissa Byrnes on the ongoing protests in Algeria. Domestic workers are using Roma’s Oscar buzz to demand equal rights under US law. No generation has undergone such meticulous examination in recent years as the millennials — yet our understanding of them contains a glaring gap. Cohen’s testimony put Trump Org CFO Weisselberg back in the hot seat. Can Jeremy Corbyn save Britain from Brexit? How America learned to stop worrying and love deficits and debt. Rediscovering the lives of the enslaved people who freed themselves. Daniel W. Drezner on a few thoughts on the “Historovox”.
