The Worst Wave of Illegal Aliens Ever
By Nick Johnson In light of the Trump Administration’s ongoing rhetoric and policies regarding immigration, historians often find themselves thinkingContinue Reading
By Nick Johnson In light of the Trump Administration’s ongoing rhetoric and policies regarding immigration, historians often find themselves thinkingContinue Reading
Whether you live in California, Massachusetts, Colorado, or even Iowa, the topic of marijuana is a pressing political topic. But theContinue Reading
By Mike Childers Iowa Public Radio’s sound booth sits just inside the station’s front doors. An enormous window allows thoseContinue Reading
By Joseph Taylor III Living in western North America in late summer can feel apocalyptic. Inevitably, it seems, the regionContinue Reading
It has been ten years since we lost Hal Rothman. Rather than write a memorial, we here at BlogWest decidedContinue Reading
It is not often that two western historians evoke Erico Fermi in framing the environmental challenges facing the region. Over the last twoContinue Reading
By Mike Childers At Manzanar, in the presence of the ancient mountains, another tragic episode of history struggles for solution.Continue Reading
by Leisl Carr Childers A review of Follow the Money: A Spatial History for In-Lieu Programs for Western Federal Lands FollowContinue Reading