Richard Striner is a historian and author whose work explores American history, culture, and architecture. He contributed essays and book reviews to The Weekly Standard between 2008 and 2017, covering topics ranging from the Civil War–era slavery debate and constitutional history to American cultural figures and design. He is a professor of history at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland.
Timothy S. Huebner has produced a valuable study of American constitutionalism, a study that could do enormous good if people read it. Gracefully written, it is also lengthy and scholarly, which means that readers must possess two qualities—patience and intellectual candor—to appreciate the…
Timothy S. Huebner has produced a valuable study of American constitutionalism, a study that could do enormous good if people read it. Gracefully written, it is also lengthy and scholarly, which means that readers must possess two qualities—patience and intellectual candor—to appreciate the…
Leonard L. Richards, professor emeritus of history at the University of Massachusetts (Amherst), has given us a compelling and multi-faceted account of how the antislavery movement achieved its definitive triumph in the form of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.
In a time of widespread suffering and frequent despair, this little girl touched the hearts of millions of people in our own land and others. Shirley Temple was a cultural force to be reckoned with in the 1930s, and John F. Kasson shows how her films provided therapy as well as entertainment.
Aerotropolis
Buzz
The Model T Ford
Washington from the Ground Up