Edward S. Shapiro

Edward S. Shapiro is an emeritus professor of history at Seton Hall University.

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June 24, 2024

Recalling the 1960s

Edward S. Shapiro

Lauren Lassabe Shepherd’s Resistance from the Right: Conservatives and the Campus Wars in Modern America, writes historian Edward S. Shapiro, is a prime example of “usable past”......

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February 28, 2024

Remembering Harvard

Edward S. Shapiro

When historian Edward Shapiro attended graduate school at Harvard University in the 1960s, the history department was a “jewel in Harvard’s crown.” Shapiro left Harvard in 1963 just......

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July 17, 2023

Paul Ehrlich's Doom and Gloom

Edward S. Shapiro

A recent memoir by the celebrated ecologist shows a scientist can keep their reputation if their conclusions are politically useful.

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