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James Hankins
On History and Political Thought


Social Distancing During the Black Death
Quillette, March 28, 2020 One of the comforts of studying history is that, no matter how bad things get, you can always find a moment in...


Impeachment and the Renaissance
The Wall Street Journal, December 22, 2019 It’s common for historians to write books for the anniversaries of famous events, like the...


Thinking about the Ottoman Threat
The New Criterion, November 2019 Among the “theoretical perspectives” that the modern academy expects us to take seriously is what is...


Revolution of the Saints
Claremont Review of Books, Fall, 2017 Carlos Eire, America’s leading historian of the Reformation, which marked its 500th anniversary in...
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