Election 2012

I thought I might open a thread for people's thoughts on last night's election.  I was tuning in and out throughout the night as I'm sure many others were, although…

Thomas McCraw (1940-2012)

I am sorry to hear (via Harvard University Press' twitter feed, @Harvard_Press) that distinguished historian Thomas McCraw has passed away.  The Boston Globe is reporting that he passed away on November…

Fordham Urban Law Center

As New York is recovering from the mega-storm and planning for the future, this seems like the perfect moment for Fordham Law School to create an urban law center, which…

Richard N. Current (1912-2012)

I learn from R.B. Bernstein that Richard N. Current passed away last week.  He was a distinguished historian of the United States in the middle of the nineteenth century, most notably…