Donald Trump

The U.S., Nicaragua, and the International Court of Justice in the 1980s.

The only president before Trump to win, lose, and win again ended up decimating his own party during his second term.

It hasn't happened for 100 years.

A new history of the CPUSA reads like a Cold War throwback.

Why “Let’s have public schools like the Founding Fathers had” is such a terrible idea.

The success of “Reagan” reflects the market demands of a more fragmented moviegoing public—and reality.

We don't need to find heroes in our past presidents. We need to try to understand that tyranny has always been part of American freedom.

Democrats have often described Latinos as decisive when they support liberal candidates and inconsequential when they don’t.

Charles Lindbergh’s ideology prefigured Donald Trump’s—and was rightly disgraced.

Norma Gabler's work in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s foreshadowed today's campaigns.

We must stand by the principles of the open society, pluralism, freedom, and mutual toleration.

Americans love games of chance, but history shows they're a poor substitute for a robust investment in public goods.

Donald’s Trump’s resounding 2024 victory echoes electoral shifts of the past.

Often, the proper scope of the First Amendment can be determined only by considering both text and context.

Shifting voting patterns suggest it’s possible, but only if they persist through subsequent elections.

Those who draw a line from today to that infamous historical moment when democracy slid into authoritarianism are missing a key difference.

This year’s momentous vote strangely resembles one of the most consequential elections in American history.

A new historical study finds that Congress’s authority to investigate crime is “indispensable” to the system of checks and balances.

You can bury it. But you can’t escape it.

Two recent books about our immigration system reveal its long history of exploiting vulnerable individuals for financial gain.