Is Widespread Drug Use to Thank for the Inventions of the Classical World?
At least one scholar's research indicates drug use was fairly common in ancient Greece and Rome.
Historical Revisionism
Eat Your Vegetables
Did our ancestors really have healthier diets? The evidence isn't very convincing.
'The Invisible Line' and 'The Clamorgans' Analyze Mixed-Race Families
Two new books explore the intersection of race and identity in America by investigating families whose biracial members might — or might not — "pass" as white.
Will The Past Last In The Digital Age?
Never has the world historical and cultural record been more accessible — or more fragile.
Russians Wrestle With Stalin's Rehabilitation
Russia wrestles with rehabilitating its great Soviet-era wartime leader and homicidal maniac.