Edward S. Shapiro

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

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April 14, 2025

The Historians’ Intellectual Malpractice

Edward S. Shapiro

On January 5, 2025, the attendees at the American Historical Association convention in New York City voted to approve a resolution strongly condemning Israel for its response to the atrocities committ......

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April 14, 2025

The Politics of History

Edward S. Shapiro

Historian Edward S. Shapiro points out that Nick Witham’s Popularizing the Past: Historians, Publishers, and Readers in Postwar America is marred by the author’s obvious sel......

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December 12, 2024

Loury’s Dilemma

Edward S. Shapiro

In Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative renowned political economist Glenn C. Loury speaks unabashedly of his many bad decisions.

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