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Shoe on Other Foot Department: Now a Foreign Government Is Interfering in Our Elections

by John Dickson

But Trump won’t admit it?

How One of the Great Charity Rainmakers of All Time Raised Money

by Robert E. Wright

His name was Edward Everett. And he practically invented the techniques we still use today.

Thinking About Moving to Mexico to Escape the Political Climate? You Wouldn't Be the First.

by Lisa Pinley Covert

In the past Americans have crossed the southern border in pursuit of dreams that eluded them in the states due to repression, intolerance, and economic insecurity.

The High Stakes in the History Wars in Israel

by Daniel Gordis

And how one historian confronted them when writing a history of Israel.

Is Yoga an Example of Cultural Appropriation?

by Jim Stempel

Some misguided students think it is. They’re wrong.

Trump’s Cabinet Picks Break with a Tradition Going Back to George Washington (Does He Realize This?)

by Lindsay M. Chervinsky

Since George Washington’s day, presidents have sought balance in their selections. Not Trump.

Hillary Was More Abigail Adams than Eleanor Roosevelt. That May Have Cost Her the Election.

by Wallace Hettle

Like Abigail, who speculated in war bonds, she grew rich.

A Lesson from the Nazi Era Is that We Must Be Wary

by Walter G. Moss

Trump’s no Hitler, but we must watch carefully to see how he exercises power.

Do We Really Have to Learn All Over Again What the Enlightenment Taught Us About the Downsides of Trade Wars?

by Andrew J. Hamilton

Walling off neighbors has horrible consequences.

Is There Still a “Party of Lincoln?”

by Van Gosse

We should get clear about who stands for what these days.

What Might Save Us? If Trump’s Another Nixon.

by Richard Striner

Like Nixon, Trump may reap what he has sowed.

Rightwingers Are Scapegoating Again

by Lawrence Wittner

They’re riding to power on the backs of minorities who make easy targets.

The Eruption of Mount St. Helens: The Untold History of this Cataclysmic Event

by Robin Lindley

An interview with Steve Olson, the acclaimed author of "Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens."

Donald Trump’s Selling the White House to Corporate America

by Ronald L. Feinman

His appointments so far are shockingly more extreme than at any point in all of American history.

Is Congress Mistakenly Loosening the Regulation of New Drugs and Medical Devices?

by Kelly McBride Folkers and Alison Bateman-House

A bill that will do that – and a lot of other things – has got broad bipartisan support.

Is Obama Planning on Recognizing a Palestinian State?

by Edwin Black

High anxiety continues until January 20.

What the East Needs to Learn from the West about Devastating Fires

by Stephen J. Pyne

For decades it was convenient to treat those outbreaks as a freak of nature. No more.

Why We Shouldn’t Be Surprised the Walter Scott Case Ended in a Hung Jury

by Steve Estes

If we don’t face the race problem there will be far too many hung juries and far too little justice in our future.

Pearl Harbor Wasn’t the Only Attack that Week that Changed History

by Matthew Levey

Between December 5-11, the war, which had previously been two distinct regional wars, exploded into global war that would consume the planet for another four years. 

How Old is Agriculture? (And Just What IS Agriculture?)

by Jeremy L. Caradonna

Our evolving understanding of food cultivation and its history yields surprising results.