Made by History is a political history section at Time Magazine, co-founded by myself and Nicole Hemmer at The Washington Post in 2017. We moved to Time in September 2023. I work with a team of very smart and highly skilled professional historian-editors.

At a time when everything seems uncertain and unprecedented, we need historians to enter the fray and show how understanding the past can help us better navigate the present.

Every day, we publish new writing by historians exploring the history behind the headlines, bringing an important new perspective to the news of the day. Pieces are reviewed by trained historians to make sure we're not just making history, but making good history.

The team can be reached by email at madebyhistory@time.com.

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Our Team

Day-to-day, our senior editors are: Brian Rosenwald, a historian at the University of Pennsylvania; Carly Goodman, an immigration historian; Kathryn Cramer Brownell, an associate professor of history at Purdue University. They are joined by editors Julio Capo Jr, an associate professor of history at Florida International University; Diana D’Amico Pawlewicz, an associate professor of education at the University of North Dakota; Stacie Taranto, an associate professor of history at Ramapo College; and Felicia Viator, an associate professor of history at San Francisco State University.