Ford's Pardon of Nixon and Leads Americans to Doubt Accountability, Democracy

by Garrett M. Graff

Democracy won't be secure unless those who hold positions of power can be assured of being held to account if they break the law or abuse the public's trust. 

History Will Judge Trump but We’ve Got to Do It First

by David Perry and Matthew Gabriele

Medieval history gives insight into the way that history's judgment is far from automatic; powerful actors in their own time can prevent their deeds from being accurately assessed in the future by concealment, destruction of evidence, and a climate of elite impunity.