Making History

The past through the eyes of the present; the present through the eyes of the past.

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Why the HR Office Works for the Boss

Welcome to Making History, a newsletter about how historians make history. Also sometimes a newsletter, as in this series on the origins of “leadership,” that doesn’t so much go behind the scenes of history-making as it offers a preview of...

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How MIT's Football-Loving President Beat Back Socialism by Reinventing Entrepreneurship

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Why Generational Thinking Isn't Bullshit

Welcome to Making History, a newsletter about how historians make history. In this installment, prompted by a Gen X colleague telling me he didn’t feel he was part of any generation, I write about my own experiences with “generational think...

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Why Does Harvard Have a Football Team?

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On "Brutal" Book Reviews and Other Matters

Welcome to Making History, a newsletter about how historians make history. And how do historians really make history these days? By wasting their time on the internet. Here’s a few glimpses from this week at where all those hours went. To s...

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Charles Petersen

I am a historian at Cornell University and a senior editor at n+1 magazine. I am currently working on a book about meritocracy, with a focus on higher education, Silicon Valley, and the Democratic Party.

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