David A. Graham

The Reagan administration offers a cautionary tale about cost-cutting zeal crashing up against the reality of how government works.

Support for Confederate symbols and monuments follows lines of race, religion, and education rather than geography.

A little-known federal body gives official approval to what appears on maps. Now it is caught in the middle of the country’s upheaval over racism and language.

The Trumpist wing of the GOP uses history as a bludgeon, without regard to context, logic, or proportionality.

From 1956–1978, Republicans backed D.C. representation, but now oppose it, reflecting a broader GOP shift against voting rights and toward partisan control.

His racism and intolerance have always been in evidence; only slowly did he begin to understand how to use them to his advantage.

Protesters toppled the 1913 statue Monday, making it the latest Civil War memorial to be removed by government or demonstrators.

Laws preventing the removal of statues raise questions not only about historical legacy but also about local control and public safety.

President Obama espouses a facile faith in history bending toward perfection and morality-against evidence and reason.