Sean Wilentz

Was the Constitution Racist? Sanders and Wilentz May Both Be Wrong

Bernie Sanders thinks America was founded on racist principles. Sean Wilentz, the Pulitzer Prize nominated historian, disagrees. “The […]

Donkey Kong, the IRB, and the Perils of Doing “Recent” History

The past, it seems, keeps getting farther away—or, rather, what passes for a legitimate past does.  In the […]