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Lynching memorial will show that women were victims, too

by Evelyn M. Simien

Between 1880 and 1930, close to 200 women were murdered by lynch mobs in the American South.


‘My Dearest Fidel’: An ABC Journalist’s Secret Liaison With Fidel Castro

by Peter Kornbluh

The untold story of how Lisa Howard’s intimate diplomacy with Cuba’s revolutionary leader changed the course of the Cold War.


End of the American dream? The dark history of 'America first'

by Sarah Churchwell

When he promised to put America first in his inaugural speech, Donald Trump drew on a slogan with a long and sinister history – a sign of what was to follow in his presidency.


What Melania Trump Can Learn From Barbara Bush

by Gil Troy

The late first lady showed how to walk the line between devoted spouse and Washington power player.


The Internet is the new Wheel of Fortune

by Niall Ferguson

Social media has democratized politics, but it can kill an individual's reputation in a nanosecond.


How We Solved Fake News the First Time

by Stephen Marche

Since the beginning of the Internet, the unintended consequences of its arrival have been routinely compared to the fallout from the invention of the printing press.


Why George Washington rejected a military parade in his honor (and why Donald Trump should, too)

by Lindsay M. Chervinsky

Of all the precedents the first president set, this is one of his most overlooked — and most important.


No Reconciliation Without Truth

by Caleb Gayle

A new museum and lynching memorial in Montgomery, Alabama, constitute a watershed moment in the way America remembers its racist past.


The Hardest Job in the World

by John Dickerson

What if the problem isn’t the president—it’s the presidency?


Thank Trump, or You’ll Be Sorry

by Diana Butler Bass

He got angry recently that people didn’t credit him with breaking ISIS. Here’s why.