[Opinion] Absolute historical truth is difficult outside of registries of births and deaths

Absolute historical truth is difficult outside of registries of births and deaths

OPINION If history teaches us anything, it’s that there’s no single “true” account of the past. What people believe happened is usually at odds with another...

Battles over Truth and Sanity: Canadian Historians Respond | Canadian Historical Association | Société historique du Canada

On 27 March 2025, United States president Donald Trump signed the executive order, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” a broadside attack on rigorous historical interpretation at the Smithsonian museums and other federally managed historical sites. It takes particular aim at histories that consider racism, gender, or hierarchy as…