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Back to SearchThe Fate of Res Publica
It may surprise you to learn how much we have in common with Americans of the 1790s: extreme political polarization, crazy conspiracy theories, parti…
3 years, 9 months ago
Andrew Bacevich Has Seen This Movie Before
There is a pattern in U.S. history of a nation seeking redemption through war, attempting to restore its global standing and credibility after a humi…
3 years, 10 months ago
Choosing War
In February Russia chose war with Ukraine. In response, the U.S. chose to dramatically increase aid and arms shipments to Kyiv. But now that a frozen…
3 years, 10 months ago
What Went Wrong on D-Day (And How the Germans Nearly Won)
On this 78th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France, military historian Cathal Nolan discusses the chaos and confusion that prevai…
3 years, 10 months ago
How Democrats Lost Blue-Collar Labor
With the midterm elections approaching and Democrats expecting to be drubbed, it's time to ask whether the party has made any progress fixing its whi…
3 years, 10 months ago
Dred Scott, the Worst Ruling Ever
The U.S. Supreme Court, one of our bedrock judicial institutions, has been on the wrong side of history time and again. But as the arbiter of the Con…
3 years, 10 months ago
NATO Forever
Take a look at a map of the NATO countries today and compare it to one from 1989. It's a remarkable change. And what once seemed far-fetched is now c…
3 years, 10 months ago
America's First Replacement Theorists
Replacement theory -- the racist ideology that claims elites are abetting immigrants to disempower or eliminate native white people -- has been aroun…
3 years, 10 months ago
The History of Abortion
Long before Roe v. Wade established a constitutional right to an abortion -- indeed, centuries before abortion became one of the most divisive issues…
3 years, 10 months ago
Slavery and the Constitution: Kate Masur
This is the fourth installment in an occasional series that will focus on slavery, the Constitution, and the ongoing debate over the meaning of the A…
3 years, 10 months ago