T. H. Breen is the author of several prizewinning books on the American Revolution. His next book, The Burden of Independence: American Revolution on Trial, will be released in early 2026.

But the book also goes into detail about how easily such dreams can be coopted for dubious purposes. Breen shares the bizarre story of American physician John C. Lilly’s widely publicized dosing of ...

One of the feats that the historian Benjamin Breen pulls off in his lively and engrossing new book, “Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic ...

Benjamin Breen, a young historian at UC Santa Cruz, has written a gripping new book that tells a remarkable story. “Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of ...

Co-author Sarah Breen on the realities of being a Substack author Sarah Breen and Emer McLysaght, creators of the Aisling series. Photo: Nina Val Last year, my co-author Emer McLysaght and I ...