Disinformation Nation: How Partisan Politicians Distort History

Misinformation is on the rise. From cable news to social media, we’re very aware that what we’re hearing or reading could be wrong. And it seems our skepticism of the right’s version of current events should extend to our history as well.

A new book, Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past, dispels many of the myths being pushed about our country’s past. In a collection of 20 essays from top historians, edited by Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer, this important text shows how those on the right have used revisionist history to fan the flames of politicization and unravel the seams of democracy.

Join us for a live virtual conversation on Thursday, April 20, at 6 p.m. ET with historians featured in the book, Yale University law and political science professor Akhil Reed Amar, Emory University African American Studies professor Carol Anderson, and Northwestern University associate professor Kathleen Belew, as well as editors and Princeton professors Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer.

SPEAKERS:
Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale University
Carol Anderson, Charles Howard Candler Professor of African American Studies, Emory University
Kathleen Belew, Associate Professor, Northwestern University
Kevin Kruse, Professor of History, Princeton University
Moderator: Julian Zelizer, Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs, Princeton University

[manofomega]

Excellent. I loved hearing from all of the panelists, especially Carol Anderson. I am going to check your book, Myth America

[lilithrogers]

Interesting and informative discussion...Thank You.

[timothyscanlon]

It's a very important discussion today.

[lilithrogers]

Oh, yes those who don't learn from their past are doomed to repeat

[SASHAHAG]

Unbiased panel... why not any conservatives on the video? It's too easy to debunk all of your "facts."

[mroberts]

Interesting that someone wanted to know why there were no conservatives on the panel when Howard Zinn was blithely discredited with no fanfare at all. How can someone be an Originalist and not be conservative? If anyone wants to field this question I'd enjoy hearing from you. I took to heart the point that history is about argument and enjoyed the different points of view . And I got myself a copy of Myth America. : )