Roundup

Two, Three... Many Flints

by David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz

America’s Coast-to-Coast Toxic Crisis

Ted Cruz Is Not Eligible to Be President

by Eric Posner

At least according to the most plausible constitutional interpretation.

When black athletes can't win: Attacks on Cam Newton are consistent with how the white establishment has always treated African-American stars

by Jonathan Zimmerman

We shouldn't judge Newton's behavior more harshly than other players who have acted in similar ways.

5 Worst Foreign Policy Moments of GOP New Hampshire Debate

by Juan Cole

Inevitably with this gang, war, torture and sundry mayhem did make an appearance. Here are the five most cringeworthy moments.

Black Culture and History Matter

by Kirsten Mullen

It took 150 years after America officially abolished slavery to get a national museum on the black experience.

America’s First Great Epidemics From Lead in Water Pipes

by Karen Clay and Werner Troesken

During the 1890s and early 1900s, epidemics of water-related lead poisoning occurred all across the United States and Europe.

Piping as poison: the Flint water crisis and America’s toxic infrastructure

by Chris Sellers

An estimated three to six million miles of lead pipes across our country still carry water, and most all of them are vulnerable to similar dangers.

Why Black History Month should never begin with slavery

by Shaun King

Harriet Tubman is an important part of black history, but her struggle shouldn't be the starting point for enlightening our children.

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Reagan's Pistol and the Myth of a Good Guy with a Gun

by Rick Perlstein

The modern-day “tactical” movement is out of its mind

The Myth of a 'Second Gilded Age'

by James Livingston

The late 19th century, supposedly the golden age of laissez-faire capitalism, was actually a nightmare for capitalists.

If Trump, and Sanders Are Both Populists, What Does Populist Mean?

by Charles Postel

Pairing Sanders and Trump indicates just how flexible the term populist has become and poses the question as to whether populist has any useful meaning and if so, what it might be.

Foreign Policy Winners and Losers in Iowa

by Juan Cole

The Iowa Caucus voters likely voted mainly on domestic policy issues, but it is worth considering the foreign policy implications of the winners of the primary.

America's New Vietnam in the Middle East

by Ira Chernus

A Civil War Story About the Islamic State Might Spark a Peace Movement

Teddy Roosevelt Defends the Presidential Primary

by Geoffrey Cowan

In 1912, the popular third-party candidate stressed "the right of the people to rule" in the first election to truly test the primary system.

Flint's toxic water crisis was 50 years in the making

by Andrew R. Highsmith

Structural inequality and environmental degradation are the twin problems today in Flint -- as they have been for more than half a century.

Sanders' Campaign Is American as Apple Pie

by Manisha Sinha

The abolitionists would be proud of him.

The threat Cruz and Trump pose to the GOP establishment

by Ryan Lizza

First the party bosses selected candidates. Then candidates self-selected. Then the party took back control in the invisible primary. And now? The outsiders are riding high.

The forgotten Confederate general who deserves a monument

by Charles Lane

A James Longstreet Monument would not only help make certain specific points about what really happened in the 19th century, it would also prompt reflection on broader truths.