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The Truth About the Late Tom Hayden—Whitewashed by the MSM

by Ronald Radosh

The worst claim in the Times’ obituary is that Hayden was a “peace activist” who “opposed violent protests but backed militant demonstrations.”

Does history happen in leaps or incrementally?

by Stephen J. Dubner

A discussion with Harvard economist Ed Glaeser on the podcast Freakonomics.

Trump’s attitude is not ‘unprecedented.’ Nixon was a sore loser, too.

by David Greenberg

Stop pretending the defeated candidate is always gracious.

Video of the Week: What Are the Nastiest Campaigns in History?

A Columbia professor walks viewers through some of the ugliest campaigns in our history.

Can democracy be saved by those who have been historically excluded?

by Michael Suk-Young Chwe

The people we rely upon to save democracy are exactly those people whom the United States historically excluded: women and people of color.

Iran/Contra Was the Prototype for Post-Vietnam Imperial Adventure

by Greg Grandin

On the 30th anniversary, we can see that it was an ideological project, with the New Right reasserting the righteousness of militarism and markets.

Thanks to Trump, We Can Better Understand How Hitler Was Possible

by Chemi Shalev

America isn't Nazi Germany and Trump isn't the Führer. But today it is easier to grasp how millions of people accepted the outrageous lies and dangerous delusions offered by the tyrant.

Seeing Hitler Everywhere

by Uri Friedman

“As a rule Hitler comparisons are not about fairness. They have a political purpose.”

The Urge to Splurge

by William D. Hartung

Why Is It So Hard to Reduce the Pentagon Budget?

The Republican Party is coming apart. Here’s what it can learn from the 1956 Democrats.

by Boris Heersink

If Trump loses in November, Republican leaders can continue along the same path they have followed in recent years, or they can try to actively compete for a growing segment of the voting population.

Top Republicans Should Say They'll Accept the Result

by Corey M. Brooks

We saw perhaps more faith in the political system in 1860 than we are seeing today.

The Liberal Dilemma: Can the New President Achieve Both Guns and Butter?

by Matthew Dallek

“Wake up every one of you to the two fronts on which our defense must be built!” - Eleanor Roosevelt, 1940

How Democrats Killed Their Populist Soul

by Matt Stoller

In the 1970s, a new wave of post-Watergate liberals stopped fighting monopoly power. The result is an increasingly dangerous political system.

You won't have Trump to kick around anymore?

by Julian Zelizer

There is a historical model that comes to mind when thinking about what Trump might do or say if he loses in November: Richard Nixon.

‘Too Bad You’re Latin’

by John Leguizamo

The actor John Leguizamo, referring to himself as an amateur historian, says Americans need to know more about the Hispanic experience.

When women were admitted to Ivy League schools, the complaints sounded a lot like a Trump tweet

by Nancy Weiss Malkiel

A member of the class of 1936 objected to diluting ‘Princeton’s sturdy masculinity with disconcerting, mini-skirted young things...’

How the Battle of Trafalgar triggered a 19th-century Brexit

by Martin Robson

Over 200 years ago, Britain found itself isolated from Europe and looking elsewhere for trade. Remind you of anything?

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