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Why Did Whittaker Chambers Leave the Communist Party?

by Daniel Oppenheimer

It wasn’t one big thing. It was a series of small shocks.

How Military Service Changes You

by Vaughn Davis Bornet

“Military service had its effect on me, that’s for sure. Over time, if you join up, it will almost inevitably have an easily noticeable effect on your perceptions of reality.”

75 Years Ago Workers Successfully Defeated Henry Ford

by Martin Halpern

Why that’s especially worth remembering this year.

Abraham Lincoln vs. the Republican Party

by John C. Waugh

Lincoln’s Republican party has dramatically changed since it was his. If there is a Trump as its presidential nominee in 2016, would Lincoln still be in it?

China Says Its Intentions Are Peaceful, but History Offers a Warning

by Tonio Andrade

History suggests that China, with its deep and rich military heritage combined with a huge military, would not prove an easy enemy.

The Civil War and its Persistent Resonance: An Interview with James McPherson

by Robin Lindley

The Pulitzer-Prize winning historian discusses the war and its legacy. 

On Forgetting Fukushima

by Robert Jacobs

We have to do more than remember Fukushima, we have to learn how to remember Fukushima.

Are Russians Really Long-Suffering

by Christopher Lawrence

That's the stereotype.  It's wrong. 

What Took Maryland so Long?

by Christian McWhirter

They’re only now getting rid of their treasonous state song? Well, better late than never.

The Sadly Uncontroversial First Black Superhero in a Comic Book

by Patrick Hamilton and Allan Austin

It was Marvel’s Black Panther. We need a different black superhero today.

Freedom, Not Slavery, Is the Root Cause of Economic Growth

by Robert E. Wright

The new histories of capitalism and slavery have got things backwards.

This Is How Deep Racism Runs in Our History

by Ed Simon

It is imperative to understand that racism in our nation has never been just a southern problem, but always an American problem.

The One Way Presidential Candidates Could Honor George Washington Is the One Thing They Won’t Do

by David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler

And that is to show a little reluctance to run.

The Surprising Development that Helped Bring about the End of the So-Called Dark Ages

by Peter Frankopan

It was slavery in Europe, which made an elite hugely wealthy.

Another Reason for Progressive Catholics to Cheer Francis

by Ed Simon

It’s a (small) breakthrough for women.

These 11 People Came Close to Being President of the United States …

by Ronald L. Feinman

But most today are virtual unknowns.

China’s Facing Its Worst Crisis since Tiananmen Square

by Jonathan Adelman

The Chinese Communist Party needs to change. But it probably won’t until it’s faced with disaster.

What Hasn’t Changed in Yesterday’s Banana Republics

by Kevin Coleman

Case in point: What’s just happened in Honduras.

Channeling George: What Harry Truman Told George Washington About Bill Clinton

by Thomas Fleming

The presidency should not be for sale.

The Disturbing Parallels Between Donald Trump and Andrew Jackson

by Matthew Mason

But one vital difference may make all the difference between 1828 and 2016.