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Society for US Intellectual History Blog

02.09.2025

Jason Shaffer on Scott Gac’s *Born in Blood: Violence and the Making of America* | Society for US Intellectual History

“The land was ours before we were the land’s,” spoke an aging Robert Frost as he recited his poem, “The Gift Outright” (published in 1943), at John F. Kennedy’s inauguration. The poem proceeds to acknowledge (perhaps grudgingly) that “The deed of gift was many deeds of war,” a line suited to the new President’s status

Society for US Intellectual History Blog

02.09.2025

Rick Townsend, *A Visit to the Rhea County Courthouse a Century after Scopes* (Part I) | Society for US Intellectual History

I spent a day in May of this year at the Rhea County Courthouse. If the name doesn't mean anything to you, let me fill you in just a bit. A Century Ago In 1925, the Rhea County Courthouse in Tennessee was the scene of what many still consider to be the most impactful

Society for US Intellectual History Blog

03.09.2025

Member spotlight: Carlye Mahler | Society for US Intellectual History

Carlye Mahler is a graduate student in the Department of History at the Ohio State University. Her research interest is in modern US history. How do you define intellectual history? To me intellectual history is all about the evolution and impact of ideas. My definition stretches to include those not traditionally considered philosophers or great

Society for US Intellectual History Blog

08.09.2025

Naida García-Crespo on Beatrix Hoffman’s *Borders of Care: Immigrants, Migrants, and the Fight for Healthcare in the United States* | Society for US Intellectual History

Beatrix Hoffman’s Borders of Care: Immigrants, Migrants, and the Fight for Healthcare in the United States offers a rich history of the struggle for medical care in the United States of not just migrant and immigrants but of the general United States population. The book covers an extensive period, analyzing healthcare access from the nineteenth

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