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Searching for the Perfect Republic
On the 14th amendment – and if it might stop Trump.
by
Eric Foner
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Ted Widmer
via
The Guardian
on
November 15, 2023
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We’ve Forgotten the Worst President in American History
Could Donald Trump really rival James Buchanan?
by
Ted Widmer
via
Made By History
on
May 26, 2020
America’s First Female Mapmaker
Through Emma Williard's imagination, a collection of rare maps that illustrates past reality.
by
Ted Widmer
via
The Paris Review
on
June 18, 2018
A Disgruntled Federal Employee's 1980s Desk Calendar
A nameless Cold Warrior grew frustrated in his Defense Department job, and poured out his feelings in an unusual way.
by
Ted Widmer
via
The Paris Review
on
June 13, 2018
Remembering the Freedom Train
In an effort to awaken Americans to their own history, the Truman Administration conceived of a moving museum.
by
Ted Widmer
via
The New Yorker
on
November 26, 2017
Draining the Swamp
Washington may be the only city on Earth that lobbied itself into existence.
by
Ted Widmer
via
The New Yorker
on
January 19, 2017