Another year, another abundance of probing & insightful writing that invites us to think about our world through the lens of the past. It wasn’t easy for us to narrow down, but we've managed to come up with this list of our top 40 favorites.

Writing @TheProspect, @nkulw traced Powell's many deceptions from My Lai to Desert Storm to WMDs:

In anticipation of tonight's #GrammyAwards, check out these highlights from the vast collection of #musichistory writing we've gathered at Bunk:

RT @adamrowe82: My essay for Compact on Trump’s very nineteenth century appetite for territory.

RT @AlexisCoe: Here's what you might not remember about the OG Farewell Address by George Washington: 1. It wasn't actually a speech! It…

In 1978, Jonathan Lethem discovered Philip K. Dick’s Martian Time Slip. 20 years later, he re-spun it into a new novel. But he still didn't grasp its connection to the lived reality of Palestinians. He explains his journey to understanding @parisreview:

RT @devintoshea: up now on HNN, check out the write-up on the KNIGHTS OF THE GOLDEN CIRCLE — Booth, Bickley, opium, and buried (racist) tre…