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Impeachment Isn’t a Job Best Left to Professionals. It’s a Job for the Politicians.

by Greg Weiner

And that’s exactly what the Founding Fathers intended.

Trump’s Problem (Aside from All the Other Ones)? He Wasn’t Elected with the Support of His Party.

by Donne Levy

Increasingly party elders are rebelling against him.

Trump’s Not the First GOP President with Weak Ties to the Party

by Ronald L. Feinman

But he might be the first to break it.

What Historians Can Contribute to Current Public Debates

by Paul Croce

Like Columbo, we get to know the people we investigate, the whole array of characters, from heroes to villains.

What Does a United States Admiral Make of the World Today?

by David L. O'Connor

An interview with James Stavridis, who served 35 years in the Navy before becoming the Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

What I’m Reading: An Interview with Gerhard L. Weinberg

by Erik Moshe

A refugee from Nazi Germany, Weinberg has spent his career studying ancient Egypt and the origins and course of World War II.

Ross Douthat’s Ridiculous Comparison of Trump to JFK

by Sheldon M. Stern

JFK was a serious person who abhorred war and studied history. One cannot say the same about Donald Trump.

Historian: For North Korea, Acquiring Nukes Was a Rational Decision

by Erik Moshe

An interview with Cheehyung Harrison Kim.

America Was Never White

by Joe Krulder

The alt-right’s rhetoric of Heritage is pure myth, a fabrication of a false past, creating memory where none existed.

There’s No Comparison Between Donald Trump and John F. Kennedy

by Sheldon M. Stern

Niall Ferguson claims that there is. It’s bogus.

Just 43 Republicans Joining with Democrats Could End Donald Trump's Presidency.

by Ronald L. Feinman

The end is nearer than you think. 

Why Does Donald Trump Keep Flirting With Disaster?

by James David Robenalt

It’s hopelessly naïve to believe he will change.

One Obama Legacy Trump Isn’t Overturning Is Michelle’s White House Garden

by Suzy Evans

Melania’s decided to keep it.

The Other Mistake Southern Heritage Defenders Make

by Wallace Hettle

They’re not just wrong to overlook the fact that slavery was the cause of the war, they’re wrong about this, too.

We Shouldn’t Let the Racists Own the Vikings

by Linnea Hartsuyker

Why I wrote a novel about the Vikings and what I learned about them.

Save the Humanities so We Can Think Better

by Barry C. Keenan

Evidence abounds that we could benefit.

What It Means to Censure a President

by Rick Shenkman

We've censured presidents before. No one remembers this.   If you want to make history, impeach a president. Censures don’t seem to mean much.

Jeffersonian Democracy after Charlottesville

by Matthew Crow

We should think long and hard before we let enemies of the Republic claim one of its creators as their own.

We Found a Historian Who's Defending Trump's Comments on Charlottesville

by HNN Staff

His name is Larry Schweikart, professor of history at the University of Dayton and the author of " A Patriot's History of the United States." These are some of his tweets and retweets this week.

What Does it Mean to Carry the Swastika Flag?

by Richard E. Frankel

Those who marched under the Nazi banner and those who opposed them are not equal.