Identity Politics Unmasked
Francis Fukuyama is in favor of national identities based on creed, like the American one, rather than identities based on race or heritage.
History
'These Truths' Looks At America Through The Promises Of Its Beginning
By engaging with our country's past — and present — in an intellectually honest way, Jill Lepore has created a book that truly does encapsulate the American story in all its pain and triumph.
Stool From Slave Trade Era Is Likely Destroyed In Brazil's Museum Fire
As researchers sift through the ashes at the museum in Rio de Janeiro, they expect to find little that survived the fire — including an African royal throne from the days of the Atlantic slave trade.
Mysterious Stones Found In Colo. May Have Been Ancient Musical Instruments
Researchers thought the rounded stones found in the desert — clearly shaped by human hands — were used to grind nuts or seeds. But archaeologist Marilyn Martorano says they are actually lithophones.
Barney Frank On The Financial Crisis, 10 Years Later
NPR's Scott Simon marks the 10th anniversary of the failure of Lehman Brothers with former Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., who helped craft post-crisis rules.
San Francisco Removes Statue Of Native Man At Feet Of Colonizers
The statue, called Early Days, showed a Native American gazing up at a vaquero, or Spanish cowboy, and a proselytizing priest. Native groups have long called for the sculpture's removal.
What's Changed In The Decade Since The Financial Crisis
It's been 10 years since the United States' financial crisis began. David Wessel of the Brookings Institution talks with Steve Inskeep about what's changed since the crisis and what hasn't.
Oslo Accords, 25 Years Later
Twenty-five years after the first Oslo Accord was signed, we look at what's changed for the Palestinians and Israelis. Steve Inskeep talks to Palestinian negotiator Yezid Sayigh.
The Attack On Democracy In The 1930s And Today
As fascism spread globally in the 1930s, the U.S. responded with a series of radio programs informing the public about American democracy. Jill Lepore, author of These Truths, talks to Steve Inskeep.
At Sept. 11 Commemoration, Trump Praises 'Heroes Of Flight 93'
The president said the site of the crash in Shanksville, Pa., "is now a monument to American defiance ... a message to the world America will never ever submit to tyranny."