Roundup

Democrats’ struggle over masculinity in an election 50 years ago is still playing out today

by Aram Goudsouzian

In 1968, presidential politics was still a man’s world.

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This week's broad sampling of opinion pieces found on the Internet, as selected by the editors of HNN.

Video of the Week: The dark history behind Trump's heated rhetoric

by John Avlon

CNN's John Avlon dives into the history behind much of President Trump's heated campaign trail rhetoric.

Donald Trump’s Unconstitutional Dreams

by Eric Foner

The president has birthright citizenship all wrong.

How Republicans Became Anti-Choice

by Sue Halpern

The documentary, "Reversing Roe," does an admirable job of teasing apart how the Republican Party used control of women’s bodies as political capital to shift the balance of power their way.

Trump is right: Mitch McConnell is one of the greatest Senate leaders of all time

by Ross K. Baker

Liberals don’t have to like McConnell, but they should recognize his skill.

How a business-first foreign policy triggered the migration caravans

by Arica L. Coleman

Two centuries of U.S. intervention have destabilized Central America.

The Citizenship Clause Means What It Says

by Garrett Epps

The authors of the Fourteenth Amendment were clear that the United States is one nation, with one class of citizens, and that citizenship extends to everyone born here.

Myths and Realities of the US Refugee Policy

by Dane Kennedy

Modern American refugee policy has its origins in the aftermath of World War II.

Why the 2018 midterms are just as important as 2016

by Philip Klinkner

Midterm elections are often as transformational and consequential as presidential elections.

Trump Wants to Leave a Nuclear-Weapons Treaty

by David Kaiser

Here’s what happened when arms control failed in the 1930s.

The Promise of Polarization

by Sam Tanenhaus

Ideological division was once seen as the solution to America’s political gridlock. What went wrong?

The Time a President Stoked a Protest So He Could Play the ‘Law and Order’ Card

by David Greenberg

Running against Democratic ‘mobs’ has worked for Republicans in the past.

Roundup Top 10!

This week's broad sampling of opinion pieces found on the Internet, as selected by the editors of HNN.

“I am a Nationalist” – Donald Trump apes Mussolini in Drive to destroy America

by Juan Cole

He is, of course, saying this to shore up support among white nationalists.

‘Voter fraud’ is a myth that helps Republicans win, even when their policies aren’t popular

by Heather Cox Richardson

The myth of voter fraud persists only because it is ingrained in modern politics, after a decades-long effort by Republicans to portray Democratic votes, and especially African-American votes, as fundamentally suspect.

Georgia election fight shows that black voter suppression, a southern tradition, still flourishes

by Frederick Knight

Georgia, like many southern states, has suppressed black voters ever since the 15th Amendment gave African-American men the right to vote in 1870. The tactics have simply changed over time.

It’s time to make Election Day a holiday — in law and spirit

by Holly Jackson

We need to bring back the celebratory atmosphere that animated Election Day in the 19th century.

At 63, I Threw Away My Prized Portrait of Robert E. Lee

by Stanley McChrystal

I was raised to venerate Lee the principled patriot—but I want no association with Lee the defender of slavery.

Trump’s Powerful Theory of Politics

by Julian E. Zelizer

The president has built his approach around a simple proposition: Republicans will always come home.