Henry E. James

Historian

I write about U.S. history and politics. I'm currently a Ph.D. student at University College London, where I'm a Wolfson Scholar in the Humanities. My academic research focuses on crime and poverty after the 1960s. Past work has been published by The Atlantic and Georgetown's Berkley Center.You can email me at [email protected], and follow my work by subscribing to my newsletter, or following me on Twitter.

Newsletter

"To Understand Today's Left, Remember Daniel Patrick Moynihan," The Atlantic, December 26, 2025.
"A Bronx Oasis: The Effect of College Programs in Prison and the Community of Ignacio House," Georgetown University's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, June 28, 2023.