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His hands-off approach to policy-making and moral leadership hearkens back to much earlier times.

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

The mass defection of CEOs of some of the nation’s most powerful corporations from President Trump’s now-defunct Manufacturing Jobs Initiative.

To avoid catastrophe, Kennedy turned to diplomacy. Trump would be wise to do the same.

"Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” by Mark Bray, is part history, part how-to.

They believed public schools were the foundation of a virtuous republic.

Civil War historian David Blight reflects on America’s Disunion – then and now.

Confederate memory nurtured fascism.

The recent unrest in Charlottesville, Virginia, after a white-supremacist rally has stoked some Americans’ fears of a new civil war.

Donald Trump and Andrew Jackson are not the only similarities between the two administrations.

What happened in Virginia was not the culminating battle of this conflict. It’s likely a tragic preface to more of the same.

The myth of Ike’s nuclear recklessness could lead us into war.

Jacksonian democracy may have been liberating for some, but it was repressive for many others.

There are fewer checks in the system than you might think.

How we got to warnings about fire and fury: the 1983 invasion of the small Caribbean nation of Grenada thousands of miles from North Korea.

The political theory of Trumpism.

Make America reality-based again.

If too much partisanship is the problem, more bureaucracy might be the answer.

What to know before equating "fire and fury" to the "rain of ruin."

Donald Trump has been playing a lot of golf since becoming president. Can his habit be explained by his "sky-high extroversion?"

This online forum sponsored by the Journal of the Civil War Era features 9 essays and a roundtable on the future of Reconstruction Studies.

The bloody history of attacks on American journalists.

Our difficulties today are far removed from what the Populist Party tried to tackle. But their movement can nourish our imaginations.

And why Congress should do more to wrest back control of economic sanctions.

Anthony Scaramucci's resignation after 10 days broke a record held by Ronald Reagan’s communications director.

How Scott Pruitt misunderstands the primary role of the EPA.

Here's what to know about the man behind the longstanding rule.

It took well over a century for the office of the attorney general to accrue power and independence. Trump could blow that all up.

Americans may be tempted to pat ourselves on the back about the ADA, but we can’t afford to congratulate ourselves too soon.

The most important civil rights achievement didn't come from Congress or the Court. It came from Harry Truman.