Donald Trump

"Full Metal Jacket" and the crisis of masculinity.

The political vision that William F. Buckley helped forge was—and remains today—focused less on adhering to principles and more on ferreting out enemies.

Trump’s war against elite academia has created an uncanny parallel to the most dramatic fight in Jackson’s day—the attack on the 2nd Bank of the United States.

The author of a new biography talks about the conservative journalist’s life and legacy.

A brief look at the usage of "witch hunt" in American politics through the centuries.

For as long as the United States has had nuclear weapons, officials have struggled with how to transport the destructive technology.

Trump is reviving a controversial budget tactic, putting a Nixon-era fight over presidential power and congressional authority back in the headlines.

Hayek suspected that nothing about the vindication of neoliberalism was likely to be straightforward.

How Israel’s war in Gaza echoes the ancient doctrine of conquest behind Spain’s colonization of Latin America.

During the Cold War, the government relied on universities for research, but also saw scholars as dangerous.

It used to be progressives who distrusted the experts. What happened?

The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Act made way for investigations of racially motivated killings. The federal agency enforcing it is in disarray.

Lessons from the anti-fascist novel in Trump’s second term.

Franklin Roosevelt warned that even in peacetime, America’s obligations to the world would continue.

This isn’t the first effort by a president’s appointee to streamline government.

The life and career of Murray Kempton attest to the disappearing ideals of a dying industry. But his example suggests those ideals are not beyond resurrection.

Just because it's man-made doesn't mean it's not legitimate.

Espionage has always been with us, but its rapid growth over the past century may have undermined trust in government.

There was no “unitary executive” until some dudes made the idea up to save Nixon.

The omissions in Trump's historical narratives reveal how he views national wealth: only the people at the top of the socioeconomic ladder matter.