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Looking to history for an analogue to Trump’s victory does a disservice to the present and the past.
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How Republicans Went From the Party of Lincoln to the Party of Trump, in 13 Maps

It's been a remarkable transformation over 162 years.

How Women Changed American Politics

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The Myth of the 'Reagan Democrat'

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'He Brutalized for You'

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Donald Trump: Rizzo Reborn

Wild talk, elite confusion, working-class cheers — Donald Trump’s divisive presidential campaign comes straight from the master’s playbook.
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Donald Trump Meet Wong Kim Ark

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Are Reagan Democrats Becoming Trump Democrats?

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Antisocial Studies

As the war over American social studies classrooms heats up, the curriculum is in the crosshairs.
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America’s Ties to Israel Might Lead It to War With Iran

Donald Trump is once again threatening war with Iran just six months after bombing the Islamic Republic in June.

The Brazen Illegality of Trump’s Venezuela Operation

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Donald Trump Just Brought a Long-Sought Policy Goal Closer Than Ever

It all might have been different without one night in 1977. A scandal followed—and, five decades later, no one agrees on what happened.
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What’s Wrong with The American Revolution by Ken Burns 

Ken Burns’s latest PBS series is long on muskets and bayonets, but the history of the American Revolution remains strangely understated.
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The Longest Journey Is Over

With the death of Norman Podhoretz at 95, the transition from New York’s intellectual golden age to the age of grievance and provocation is complete.
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The Monroe Doctrine in 2025

A refresher on the original intent of John Quincy Adams's 1823 policy statement in the wake of the recent announcement of the "Trump Corollary."
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Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State

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