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Do Voters Know What They’re Doing? An Interview with Christopher Achen.

by Rick Shenkman

"Unfortunately, it is not at all uncommon for the voters to make very foolish choices, especially in primaries and in referendums, when they get no guidance from their partisanship." -- Social scientist Christopher Achen

What Historians Are Saying About Trump's Vulgar Comments

Blair Kelley, Tim Naftali, Simon Schama, Mary Dudziak, Juan Cole, Max Boot, Jelani Cobb, David Greenberg, Julian Zelizer and more.

It’s Possible Donald Trump Could Win a Smaller Percentage of the Popular Vote than Any Other Major Presidential Candidate

by Ronald L. Feinman

That would rank him with William Howard Taft.

Donald Trump’s Suggestion that He Might Not Accept the Victory of His Opponent Is Ghastly

by Ronald L. Feinman

And unprecedented.

Both Parties Back Economic Growth. But Are They Wrong?

by Paul Croce

Constant growth is the great unaddressed issue of the contemporary USA, even though it is a formula for constant frustration.

The Führer and the Donald: The Ghost of a Resemblance

by Nicholas O’Shaughnessy

Trump is no Hitler, but their propaganda tactics are strikingly similar.

Trump Brags About Being Unpredictable. History Shows It’s Not a Winning Strategy.

by Jeffrey P. Kimball

And it’s dangerous.

The Making of America’s “Most Valuable Local Official”: An Interview with Civic Activist Nick Licata on His Political Evolution

by Robin Lindley

How racism affected his evolution as an activist.

Can the Weather Affect Presidential Elections?

by Brian Johnson

The surprising answer is yes – and it’s not just because snow can keep voters aeway from the polls (though that happens too).

Trump Ridiculously Compares His Big Wall on the Mexican Border with the West Bank Barrier in Israel

by Aaron Brown

The comparison is preposterous, if you understand history.

Assuming History's a Good Guide, Trump's Going to Win

by Allan J. Lichtman

But it's possible Trump may become the first candidate to break an historical pattern that has held since 1860 and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Imagining What a President Donald Trump and President Hillary Clinton Would Be Like

by David B. McLennan

Here are the results if you judge them by six standard criteria applied by political scientists.

Where Is That Wasteful Government Spending?

by Lawrence S. Wittner

It's not where Donald Trump seems to think.

If You Want a Future with Fewer Floods, Fires, and Other Environmental Disasters, Vote Democratic

by Walter G. Moss

Vote for Trump if you want the planet to keep burning up.

The Great, Sad, Impractical, Wall of Trump

by Fred Zilian

History shows great resources have to be spent on the building and maintenance of walls and even then human beings find ways around them.

Senator Chuck Grassley Has Twice Sabotaged Merrick Garland’s Judicial Appointments

by Dirk Langeveld

The senator previously sought to abolish a judgeship to which Garland had been nominated. Could he do it again?

What We Learn When We Compare Obama’s Two Victories with This One Election from the Past

by Ronald L. Feinman

That election is 1896. And what we learn is good news for Democrats. 

Donald Trump Has to Stop Dropping Hints of Violence Against Hillary Clinton

by Ronald L. Feinman

We are now in the month of the most threats against America’s Presidents historically, the month of September.

Could Hillary Clinton Win the Popular Vote But Lose in the Electoral College?

by Jeremy Tewell

Remember 2000? It’s happened before.

Congratulations Georgetown. Now It’s Time to Own Up to the Racist History of the Catholic Church.

by Shannen Dee Williams

The Catholic Church was the largest corporate slaveholder in the Americas. But this history is barely acknowledged.