| | By Made by History / Produced by Olivia B. Waxman | The Trump Administration and its Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have set their sights on the Department of Education, with plans to cut nearly 50% of its workforce. This effort, argues Austin Steelman in Made by History, aligns with the long-term goals of conservative Christian activists who have sought to inject Christian teachings into schools and to prevent federal authorities from intervening. This roughly century-long crusade has evolved over the decades, but ultimately remained steadfast in its rejection of federal government influence on education. Now, Trump is poised to deliver this movement a major victory—one that may come at the expense of low-income schools and special education programs. | |
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| | | | | |  | How Recent Legislation Threatens Entertainment in Cuba | Cubans access global entertainment through an offline system of media distribution called the "paquete." New rules could threaten that. |
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|  | Americans Will Decide Whether to Support Trump or Congress | A constitutional crisis in 1860s Prussia could teach Americans the importance of public participation in democracy. |
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|  | The History of Cultural Exchange Between the U.S. and China | There is a long history of U.S. and Chinese citizens forging relationships with one another through cultural exchange. |
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|  | The Historic Dangers of Politicizing Our Civil Service | Weakening the professional civil service could turn back the clock to an era when government was rife with corruption. |
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| | | | This week in 1979: Robin Williams |  | The Mar. 12, 1979, cover of TIME |
| Michael Dressler |
| "Still, helped by its old-time serials and the great new hit of the season, Mork & Mindy [starring Robin Williams], ABC, with Roots II, achieved the second-highest-rated week in television history…What those stomachs are supposed to provide is belly laughs, and all three networks are emphasizing comedy, with 15 comedy pilots being considered by NBC alone. Building on Different Strokes, [Fred] Silverman hopes to win Friday night with laughter, just as ABC's giggles have locked up Tuesday. 'People want to laugh,' he says. 'They just want to look at television and forget their troubles. I'm not a psychologist, but I would imagine that that's the root of the current trend.'" |
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| | This week in 1996: Princess Diana |  | The Mar. 11, 1996, cover of TIME |
| Lord Snowdon |
| "This is one failed couple that will never be free of each other, both because their son will one day be King and because the press and the public seem permanently obsessed with them. Charles' future has been dictated from his birth, but the latest wave of Di-mania focused on speculation about what will become of her. Not only does no one know what her life will be like, it's hard to picture her as anything other than the world's most famous royal princess. One thing can be said with certainty: Diana will go on being famous. She will also probably continue some version of what she is supremely good at: working with disadvantaged or afflicted people." |
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| This week in 2010: Tom Hanks |  | The Mar. 15, 2010, cover of TIME |
| Dan Winters |
| "[O]ver the past two decades–from his movies Saving Private Ryan and Charlie Wilson's War to the HBO miniseries he has produced, From the Earth to the Moon, Band of Brothers, John Adams and The Pacific, which begins March 14 at 9 p.m.–Hanks has become American history's highest-profile professor, bringing a nuanced view of the past into the homes and lives of countless millions…the war in the Pacific bears a closer relation to the complex war on terrorism the U.S. is waging now, making the new series a trickier prospect but one with potential for more depth and resonance. 'Certainly, we wanted to honor U.S. bravery in The Pacific,' Hanks says. 'But we also wanted to have people say, 'We didn't know our troops did that to Japanese people.'" |
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