One of the things that keeps historians in business is that as the present changes, we see things in the past that we didn’t see before. Or, to put this a little differently, the present churns up new things in need of explanation. This is especially true of surprising events like Donald Trump’s election.  And we’re beginning to see the fruits of post-2016 reorientations of our points of view. The most recent Journal of American History features a fascinating essay by Joseph Fronczak that explores connections between the American far right in the 1930s and fascist movements around the world.[1]    Read more