Peter Kastor

It’s no secret that there’s a renewed interest in the role Alexander Hamilton played in founding the United States.Portrayed in the Broadway musical…

Even before events in Ferguson unfolded last August, the Organization of American Historians (OAH) was planning to hold a session about race relations in…

Four presidents have ties to the St. Louis area, and each has left his mark on it.Ulysses S. Grant came to St. Louis in 1843 after graduating from the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 21, 2009 - At the heart of the current ruckus over health-care reform is an all-American notion…