Charles Petersen

3 weeks ago | truthdig.com | Alan Dean |Charles Petersen |Corey Robin

The early days of the second Trump Administration have been greeted with both shock and a search for lessons from history. Journalists have turned to the Nixon Administration’s attempts to “impound” congressionally allocated funds as both a precedent for Trump’s actions and evidence of their illegality.

Sep 9, 2024 | reviewjournal.com | Charles Petersen

September 9, 2024 - 9:00 pm I read in the Sept. 2 Review-Journal about the federal government giving Los Angeles $21 million to house newly arrived migrants.

Feb 20, 2024 | dt.no | Charles Petersen

Debattinnlegg Jeg forstår ikke hvordan Rune Kjølstad kan mene at han snakker på vegne av næringslivet i sin kronikk som stod å lese i Drammens Tidende (i papiravisen 31. januar). Kort om meg. Jeg er eier av Eco-Nor AS og vi driver et selskap som produserer, importerer, selger og vedlikeholder maskinen innenfor avfallshåndtering. Vi holder til på Konnerud og er veldig stolte av å holde til i Drammen. Undertegnede har også en fortid i Drammen KrF og var partiets «miljømann».

Oct 7, 2023 | makehistory.substack.com | Charles Petersen

Welcome to Making History, a newsletter about how historians make history. In this installment, prompted by a Gen X colleague telling me he didn’t feel he was part of any generation, I write about my own experiences with “generational thinking” and explore the history and meaning of the very concept of generations. Trigger warning: I spend maybe a bit more time than I should at the beginning of this post reading indie songs as keys to the collective unconscious. I promise: there is a pay-off.

Oct 1, 2023 | makehistory.substack.com | Charles Petersen |Christopher Newfield |Warren’s proposals point

Welcome to Making History, a newsletter about how historians make history. And how do historians really make history these days? By wasting their time on the internet. Here’s a few glimpses from this week at where all those hours went. To subscribe, go here. It’s free!And you thought Tim Barker’s reviews were mean.