A review of Spencer Ackerman’s “Reign of Terror”
I have a new review of Ackerman’s Reign of Terror in the New Republic. Here’s the beginning: On September 5, 2016, two months before the Electoral College victory of Donald […]
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Media roundup
I’ve been interviewed, quoted, or mentioned in a few places recently. Clavel Rangel in El Tiempo Latino, “Socialismo: la palabra [ya no tan] prohibida en Estados Unidos” Matt Mazewski’s review […]
The Immovable AMLO
For the third year, I have co-written another look at what is happening in Mexico under AMLO. With Carlos Bravo Regidor and Humberto Beck, I have tried to go beyond […]
Music for teaching Modern Latin American history
I’ve used music sporadically throughout my teaching, especially when a song proves to be a rich entry point into discussion of a social or political theme relevant to the discussion […]
Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle and the Cold War
I talked to my friends Aaron Bady and Gerry Canavan for their podcast Grad School Vonnegut about Cat’s Cradle, the 1963 Vonnegut novel. Is it good? Is it cancelled? Are […]
Review in the AHR of two books on history education
In the December 2020 issue of the American Historical Review, I have a review of two books on history education (Jonathan Zimmerman and Emily Robertson’s The Case for Contention and […]
On the attack at the Capitol
I’m continuing to write in Spanish for Nueva Sociedad on U.S. politics. Here is an interpretation of the attack on the Capitol building. In short: don’t say “this is not […]
Syllabus: Modern Latin America, 2021
History 242 University of Wisconsin, Madison Modern Latin America Professor Patrick Iber Fall 2020 / MWF 9:55-10:45; online Friday can be asynchronous This course will give a broad overview of […]
Syllabus: History of Now, Spring 2021
History 201: The History of Now Professor Patrick Iber History is the study of change over time, and requires hindsight to generate insight. Most history courses stop short of the […]
Election 2020 Analysis
Continuing my tradition of doing some U.S. electoral analysis for Nueva Sociedad, I did an interview with Pablo Stefanoni and Mariano Schuster to talk about what we know (and still […]
