Concerning History

Tag: 20th Century

“Let Them Enforce It:” Ignoring Supreme Court Decisions in American History

Samuel Worcester, the principled missionary who endured imprisonment and torture to spark one of the most famously-ignored Supreme Court opinions in American history

Post author By Bryan Caswell
Post date June 15, 2026

History as Farce: Armando Iannucci’s The Death of Stalin

Post author By the Staff
Post date June 8, 2026

Inconvenient Suits: A Writ to Cure All Ills?

Post author By Bryan Caswell
Post date May 18, 2026

Envoys of the Chancellor: Star Wars, the Jedi, and Peacekeeping in a Galaxy Far, Far, Away

Post author By Bryan Caswell
Post date May 4, 2026

Making History, Marking History IX: The Historical Anniversaries of 2026

Battle of Panipat, fought 500 years ago today, April 20, 1526. Illustration from the Baburnama, a 1598 epic poetic recounting of the deeds of the founder of the Mughal Empire, Babur.

Post author By the Staff
Post date April 20, 2026

A Human Connection? James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg

Post author By the Staff
Post date April 13, 2026

Dark Déjà Vu: Harald Jähner’s Vertigo

Post author By Bryan Caswell
Post date March 30, 2026

Book Club: Jill Lepore’s We the People

Post author By the Staff
Post date March 23, 2026

Remedial Case Studies: Separate Spheres of Service

Post author By Bryan Caswell
Post date February 23, 2026