Donald Trump

Can the Clinton campaign slogan chart a path forward for Democrats? Its history tells another story.

On campaign finance, economic policy, and the 2024 US election.

The Alien Enemies Act, first approved in the late 1700s, was last used during World War II to identify particular foreign nationals living in the US.

An Eisenhower-era initiative holds key lessons for Trump’s immigration policy.

The closeted right-wing operative has become a tragic character in the American repertory.

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

It hasn't happened for 100 years.

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

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.