Beckert's book, a sweeping 1,300-page history, synthesizes bits and pieces of the academic literature to recount the ...

There are thinkers throughout history who offer grand overarching explanations of economic growth. Karl Marx was an economic ...

CLIMATE change can no longer be treated as an environmental issue but must be elevated to a national development priority as ...

Philosopher, theologian and former presidential candidate Cornel West spoke on intellectual history in a lecture to students in the Structured Liberal Education (SLE) program at Florence Moore Hall ...

SOUTH BEND — Ivan Maisel will present "American Coach: Frank Leahy" at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, at The History Museum. The event is part of the Rockne Lecture Series, which coincides with the museum’s ...

A leading economic historian, who is among the foremost voices exploring how economic liberty and cultural change combine to drive human flourishing, will deliver a Northwood University Freedom ...

The U.S. economy didn’t get any better during the longest government shutdown in history, but the good news is that it probably didn’t get much worse. That’s the prevailing view among Wall Street ...

President Donald Trump gave Fox News an exclusive look inside the White House as he begins his 10th month in office while expressing his frustrations with the GOP for not selling his economy. The ...

While the teaching of history at Columbia began in the mid-19th century, a separate Department of History was only formally established on November 16, 1896. Five history professors taught in the ...

President Maurie McInnis took the stage Wednesday evening in Charleston, S.C. for a talk hosted by the Gibbes Museum of Art. According to the event’s description, McInnis’ 6 p.m. talk is part of the ...

The U.S. government shutdown has reached 36 days, the longest closure in American history. From SNAP benefits to travel concerns and small businesses, we track the economic impacts. Closed signage is ...

The ongoing government shutdown isn’t just the longest in American history. It’s likely the most damaging, too. Historically, the economic damage from shutdowns is fleeting, quickly reversing when the ...