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Sally Hemings Takes Center Stage

by Annette Gordon-Reed

For centuries, historians denied Jefferson’s relationship with Sally Hemings. This exhibit has been a long time coming, but better late than never.


‘INFEST’ — The Ugly Nazi History of Trump’s Chosen Verb About Immigrants

by Aviya Kushner

When President Trump characterized immigrants as “animals,” some people waved it away, claiming he was only referring to gang members. But today’s use of “infest” in connection to human beings is impossible to ignore.


Why 2018 is awash in conspiracies and scandals

by Sarah Horowitz

Our era of scandal is not driven by the occupant in the White House, but by a deeper problem: economic inequality.


Trump’s America does not care

by Robert Kagan

Trump is not merely neglecting the liberal world order; he is milking it for narrow gain.


Trump uses IG report to spread 'deep state' conspiracy

by Julian Zelizer

Trump has done more than anyone else to bring the fringe conspiracy concept of a "deep state" into the mainstream, with the help of his son Donald Jr.


Trump Has Strengthened, Not Undermined, Democracy in the U.S.

by Conrad Black

A conservative’s defense of Donald Trump’s presidency.


Are We Living in the Gilded Age 2.0 ?

by Edward T. O’Donnell

The original Gilded Age was followed by the Progressive Era. Will ours?


Trump-Trudeau tiff is the latest in a history of President-PM disputes

by Ron Stagg

While this very public spat is perhaps the most publicized disagreement between an American president and a Canadian prime minister, there have been notable confrontations in the past.


'Something there is that doesn’t love a wall'

by Paul S. Ropp

In the age of drones, airplanes and instantaneous electronic communication, walls are increasingly relics of a bygone era.


Lessons on political polarization from Lincoln’s ‘House Divided’ speech, 160 years later

by Bradford Vivian

The idea that America is politically polarized isn’t new.