The past is present
In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, radio programmers worried about what music might mean to listeners. In the years that followed, the US military and other state authorities began to treat sound as a tool that could be used to disorient, exhaust, injure, and coerce, leveraging sound as a physical and painful coercive force.
In the shadow of the War on Terror, Central Asia underwent profound geopolitical realignments. The region is now a logistical and security hub as well as an arena of competition among world powers.
The post-9/11 War on Terror produced legal and technical infrastructure designed to monitor communications and suppress terrorist propaganda. Meta's content moderation practices, shaped by post-9/11 counterterrorism policies, have led to collateral censorship that conflates legitimate political discourse with support for terrorism, undermining freedom of expression globally.
Years before Colin Kaepernick’s dissent, the national anthem had become wrapped up in US cultural politics, a phenomenon that 9/11 exacerbated. In the wake of September 11th, Americans rallied around the flag in ways that at first seemed natural and inspiring, but almost immediately became performative and enveloped in the roiling divisiveness that has come to characterize 21st-century America.
As we approach twenty-five years since the 9/11 attacks, historical accounts remain heavily centered on the Global North. This piece offers a vital perspective on how threats to American security re-engineered small-island states like Trinidad & Tobago.
The legal profession is a popular option for history majors for a reason. Here is some practical advice for surviving (or maybe even thriving!) your first year of law school.
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is a story of a world in transition. The film laments the death of norms and rules, with lessons for the contemporary United States. ** This essay contains spoilers about The Odyssey. **
Open records laws empower anyone to request information from local, state, and federal government agencies.
The recent Artemis II launch reminds us that moon missions are grounded not only in technologies, but in the social and political realities of their time.
From ancient visions to Artemis II, this course addresses global perspectives on the history of spaceflight.
Clio and the Contemporary 