Historians


Letters from an American | Author: Heather Cox Richardson

A political historian who uses facts and history to make observations about contemporary American politics. She has written award-winning books whose subjects stretch from the European settlement of the North American continent to the history of the Republican Party through the Trump administration. She is the author, most recently, of the best-selling Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America.


Thinking About | Author: Timothy Snyder

A historian and Yale professor specializing in Eastern European history, authoritarianism, and democracy. A prolific author, his works like On Freedom and On Tyranny examine the past to warn about present threats to freedom and human rights.


Ruth Ben-Ghiat

Historian of authoritarians, propaganda, democracy protection. NYU Professor. Book: Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present. MSNBC Columnist and commentator. Consultant for film & TV. Represented by CAA & The Gernert Company.