Gil Troy

Gil Troy, a native New Yorker, is Professor of History at McGill University. His tenth book on American history, The Age of Clinton: America in the 1990s, was just published by Thomas Dunne Books of St. Martin’s Press. Follow him on Twitter @GilTroy

VISIONARIES

How the Doctor Fauci of WWII Beat Malaria & Founded the CDC

Dr. Joseph Mountin brought preventive medicine to America’s masses and declared, “let the welfare of the people be the supreme law.”

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AVERAGE WHITE BOYS

The Most Useless Veep in U.S. History (It’s Not Mike Pence)

A hoax about the president’s death led him to believe he was Commander-in-Chief—and it paralyzed him with fear.

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INDIVISIBLE

All-American Decency Is the Antidote to Anti-Semitism

In fighting hatred, a society needs clear red lines that transcend politics.

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TRUTHTELLERS

How a Military Whistleblower Changed American History

In the 1960s, whistleblowers were treated like dirty snitches. Then Ron Ridenhour, a bit player in Vietnam’s horror show, stepped forward with tales of a massacre at My Lai.

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HISTORY

This Man Thwarted America’s First Impeachment

Edmund G. Ross was a journalist, abolitionist, and loyal Republican—and the most hated man in America after he voted against Andrew Johnson’s impeachment.

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How the Doctor Fauci of WWII Beat Malaria & Founded the CDC

The Most Useless Veep in U.S. History (It’s Not Mike Pence)

All-American Decency Is the Antidote to Anti-Semitism

How a Military Whistleblower Changed American History

This Man Thwarted America’s First Impeachment

The Lineman Who Tried to Save RFK—And Voted for Trump

The Tragedy of Armenia's First Prime Minister

The British Family That Ruled in Borneo as ‘White Rajahs’

The Father of the Iranian Nuclear Bomb

He Was Screwed Over by Darwin, But Didn't Mind