Donald Trump

A new book shows just how porous the dividing line has been between the far right and mainstream conservatism.

The film “deliberately maligned the upper class,” according to a report that didn’t like the portrayal of Mr. Potter as a bad guy.

While he opposed slavery and southern secession early in his career, as president Andrew Johnson turned out to be an unsightly bigot.

The Age of Revolution inaugurated a new era in modern history defined not only by new democratic institutions but also by despots and charismatic leaders.

A new behind-the-scenes book, “There She Was,” and a Smithsonian collecting initiative celebrate the pageant’s centennial.

The ambitious Times endeavor reveals the difficulties that greet a journalistic project when it aspires to shift a founding narrative of the past.

The former Republican leader played a key role in the Americans With Disabilities Act but stuck with the GOP as the party turned its back on the law.

There are important differences between Xi Jinping’s China and the Soviet Union, but the Cold War still offers clear strategic guidance for the U.S.

"What the Catholic church wanted us to understand about women and anger—that we simply didn’t experience it—backfired spectacularly."

The historian Allen C. Guelzo believes that the Confederate general deserves a more compassionate reading.

How a decades-long movement helped the far-right fringe gain control of the GOP.

American innocence, the possession of history, and January 6, 2021.

Each time political minorities advocate for and achieve greater equality, conservatives rebel, trying to force a reinstatement of the status quo.

What gets lost when we view the American past as primarily a story about capitalism? 

Florida’s move to silence expert criticism of its disenfranchisement campaign echoes its Redemption-era assault on civil rights.

A short history of a made-up constitutional doctrine that gives presidents too much power.

Even when the president’s party passes historic legislation, voters don’t seem to care.

The economist, along with David Card, was instrumental in changing America’s mind about the minimum wage.

Policies dating to the 1930s have helped shape the conflict defining today’s politics.

Trump tried to exploit flaws that were embedded in the law from the start.