David Sehat is associate professor of history at Georgia State University and author, most recently, of The Jefferson Rule: How the Founding Fathers Became Infallible and Our Politics Inflexible.
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A Historian’s Case for Why We Should Stop Talking About the Founding Fathers
In American politics, the Founding Fathers are more propaganda than people.
David Sehat
Announcing In These Times’ New Agreement with the National Writers Union
Freelance contributors are essential to the quality and success of In These Times and independent media, and this agreement is one way to demonstrate their value to our publication and our commitment to transparency.
For more information about the National Writers Union, visit nwu.org.
Read the full agreement, which reaffirms a floor for the rates of our freelance editorial content, as well as our current rates (which are higher) and submissions guidelines below.