World History Threads

Democracy is not a Doctrine

The strategic limits of exporting democracy

Feb 13 • The World of Geopolitics

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The Rise of Managerial Power: How Experts Came to Rule Modern States

How did bureaucrats, consultants, and technocrats become central political actors in the modern world—and what was lost when expertise began to replace…

Feb 6 • Regina Balbalosa

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Why Popular Revolutions Rarely Dismantle Political Elites

Mass mobilization, institutional continuity, and the persistence of power

Feb 3 • Regina Balbalosa

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January 2026

The Trabant: An East German Automotive Pinnacle

A microcosm of East German socialism

Jan 31 • Ayushmaan Mukherjee

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The Rise of Fascism in Nazi Germany: A Historiographical Approach

How and why did Nazism arise in 20th-century Germany? Why did Nazism win compared to other radical alternatives?

Jan 17 • Samson Cain

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December 2025

Emergency Powers: History and Lessons to Contemporary Democracies

Exploring the history and state of executive power

Dec 26, 2025 • Adarsh yadav

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A Historical Analysis of the SAT

How a tool for equity became a gatekeeper: The SAT’s lasting impact on opportunity and inequality in college admissions

Dec 8, 2025 • Sonia Roy

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November 2025

A Platoon Leader’s Reflections on War and Its Aftermath

Reflections from Baquba and beyond

Nov 17, 2025 • Samson Cain

The History of Economic Thought in the United States

The political legacy of U.S. fiscal crises

Nov 17, 2025 • Samson Cain

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Nietzsche and Marx: The Roots of the Modern Right and Left

A Comparative Analysis (and Critique) of Friedrich Nietzsche and Karl Marx’s Revolutionary Views on History, Morality, Class Conflict, and the Broader…

Nov 10, 2025 • Samson Cain

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October 2025

The 10th Mountain Division

A historical account of one of World War II’s most famed military units

Oct 25, 2025 • Miles Dinger

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John F. Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis

The direct results of this contentious standoff, which brought about new global developments that undoubtedly made the world safer

Oct 15, 2025 • Miles Dinger

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