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Afterword
Chloe Chapin on Conspicuous Consumption, Inconspicuous Consumption, and
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The Shape in the Rock
Rory Naismith reconstructs the biography of a king by careful inference
Jul 17
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Offa the King
Rory Naismith writes the life of a king who has no biography
Jul 15
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Mother of Cities
When the historical reality is even more important and interesting than the myth
Jul 10
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Babylon
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones on the history and importance of the Mother of All Cities
Jul 8
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July 7, 2026: A Newsletter from Historically Thinking
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Reflection: Breaking News
When the Declaration mattered because people didn’t yet know the ending
Jul 4
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When the Declaration of Independence Was News
Emily Sneff on how people first encountered independence–in newspapers, sermons, rumors, and public readings
Jul 3
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Reflection: Both Idea and Parchment
Do ideas need a relic to really matter?
Jul 2
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National Treasure
Michael Auslin on the Declaration of Independence's Two Simultaneous Lives
Jul 1
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June 2026
Reflection: A Republic, If You Can Keep It
Arguing for democracy, self-rule, and civic renewal
Jun 30
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The Democracy We Must Keep
David Stewart on seven founders, nine documents, and the ideas that shaped them
Jun 29
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