A Century of Political Spin by David Greenberg Since the days of Teddy Roosevelt, presidents have been using tools like photo ops, speechwriting and polling—and often for their biggest achievements

Ted Cruz is not eligible to be president by Mary Brigid McManamon When discussing the meaning of a constitutional term, it is important to go beyond secondary sources and look to the law itself. And on this issue, the law is clear: The framers of the Constitution required the president of the United States to be born in the United States.

Karl Rove is a bad historian: Race, the South and the real story he doesn’t tell about William McKinley and 1896 by Daniel Schlozman We've all seen Megyn Kelly bring reality to Rove's election projections. Time to bring some to his history book.

Sorry, Ranchers, You’re Actually Big-Time Government Moochers by Josh Zeitz What Ammon Bundy doesn’t get about U.S. history.

A history of dope, in black and white by Jonathan Zimmerman Drug laws have been based less on the damage drugs do than on who is using them

More ‘Progressive’ Than Thou by Beverly Gage When Washington reformers became ‘liberals,’ ‘progressives’ in turn became more radical.

A Hydrogen Bomb by Any Other Name by Alex Wellerstein Did North Korea detonate a hydrogen bomb? The answer may depend on how we define the term, in all its political messiness.

Desert Storm Anniversary Reminds Us that Even Victorious Wars Are Problematic by Ivan Eland As the 25th anniversary of Desert Storm rolls around, historians are finally beginning to question whether this short-term victory was really a long-term triumph.

Who Should Control the West? by Patricia Nelson Limerick Democracy’s Challenge to the Needs of Conservation