50 Years Ago, Americans Fired Their Dysfunctional Congress by Julian E. Zelizer Like Obama, JFK and LBJ found their agendas stymied by a hostile Congress, until American voters stepped in to demand change.

The Power of Congress by Sam Tanenhaus Before L.B.J., progressives saw bipartisanship as a blight. What happened?

Here’s What Happened The One Time When The U.S. Had Universal Childcare by Bryce Covert Nothing before or since has been like the Lanham Act, though you probably haven’t heard of it.

Meet the Black Architect Who Designed Duke University 37 Years Before He Could Have Attended It by Rachel B. Doyle In 1902, when Julian F. Abele graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in architecture, he was the school's first-ever black graduate.

Obama's Legacy: History Will Be Very Kind by Jonathan Chait And if it's not, it will be for a highly ironic reason.

Terror in Paris - An Analysis by Lawrence Davidson Is there a way out of this vicious cycle - one that might also uphold a broad and truly universal standard for freedom of speech?

Netanyahu Imported by GOP to ensure Iran War by Juan Cole The reason for bringing Netanyahu is that Boehner wants to craft a super-majority in Congress that can over-ride Obama’s veto of new sanctions on Iran.

In Defense of Europe's So-called Far Right by Daniel Pipes Rather than engage in name-calling and attempts at exclusion, established institutions should encourage the populist parties to moderate, become more sophisticated, and fully participate in the political process.

Why Did Winston Churchill lose the 1945 election? by Alun Wyburn-Powell Winston Churchill is remembered as a highly successful politician, but his record at the ballot box was far more checkered than many might think.

When Lincoln's State of the Union Leaked by Burt Solomon Someone close to Lincoln gave excerpts to the press, and the new president scrambled to avoid a very public humiliation.

Who Regrets Slavery? Not Steve Scalise by Martin Longman The third-ranking member of the House Republican leadership didn’t just attend a neo-Nazi conference in 2002, he also led opposition to a 1996 resolution in the state House that expressed mere “regret” for the institution of slavery.