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When Presidents Intervene on Behalf of War Criminals

Amid reports that Trump may pardon accused or convicted war criminals, it's worth remembering Nixon's response to the My Lai Massacre.
by Mikhaila Fogel via Lawfare on May 27, 2019

A Parade of Imperial Presidencies

Trump is just the latest in a long line of executives to stiff-arm the Constitution and ignore congressional powers.
by Ivan Eland via The American Conservative on May 24, 2019

A National Debate Over Politics, Principles and Impeachment — in 1868

Was the impeachment of Andrew Johnson a matter of national principles? Or an affair of pragmatic politics?
by John Fabian Witt via Washington Post on May 24, 2019

Women’s Issues Within Political Party Platforms

Every four years, political parties document their positions in written platforms. How often do women's issues appear in the text?
by Jan Diehm, Russell Goldenberg via The Pudding on May 8, 2019
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President Precedents

How Americans understand the powers of the office and the legacies of past leaders.

We Have Always Loved Ranking Things, Particularly American Presidents

Douglas Brinkley offers a brief history of political listicles.
by Douglas Brinkley via Literary Hub on May 8, 2019

The Author of a New Book About Andrew Johnson on the Right Reasons to Impeach a President

Johnson’s impeachment was driven by his refusal to rid the country of the lingering effects of slavery.
by Brenda Wineapple, Isaac Chotiner via The New Yorker on May 8, 2019
George Washington is depicted in the 1856 painting "George Washington Addressing the Constitutional Convention" by Junius Brutus Stearns.

‘The President Himself May Be Guilty’: Why Pardons Were Hotly Debated By The Founding Fathers

The Mueller report raised the issue the Constitution’s framers feared in 1787: abuse of presidential power.
by Erick Trickey via Retropolis on April 21, 2019

The Cautionary Patriotism of the Presidents Adams

Father and son alike, suspicious of too much charisma.
by Nancy Isenberg, Andrew Burstein via Literary Hub on April 18, 2019
Trump and Macron with their wives at Mount Vernon.

Trump’s ‘Truly Bizarre’ Visit to Mt. Vernon

The 45th president, no student of history, marveled at the first president's failure to name his historic compound after himself.
by Eliana Johnson, Daniel Lippman via Politico on April 10, 2019

Inside Every Foreigner

A review of Robert Dallek's book, "Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life."
by Jackson Lears via London Review of Books on February 21, 2019

Why Has It Taken Us So Long to See Trump’s Weakness?

There’s a bad synergy at work between the short-termism of the news cycle and the longue durée-ism of the academy.
by Corey Robin via Intelligencer on February 20, 2019
Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson: Our First Populist President

He never denounced slavery and was brutal towards American Indians, but remains a popular figure. Why?
by Jeff Taylor via The American Conservative on February 8, 2019

The Bitter Origins of the Fight Over Big Government

What the battle between Herbert Hoover and FDR can teach us.
by Kim Phillips-Fein via The Atlantic on January 31, 2019

The Case for Impeachment

Starting the process will rein in a president undermining American ideals—and bring the debate into Congress, where it belongs.
by Yoni Appelbaum via The Atlantic on January 17, 2019

Truman Declared an Emergency When He Felt Thwarted. Trump Should Know: It Didn’t End Well.

Truman seized control of the country’s steel mills during the Korean War. It led to a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court.
by Steve Hendrix via Retropolis on January 11, 2019
Supreme Court building.
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The Supreme Court Confirmation Process is Actually Less Political Than it Once Was

Our fights over nominees might be bitter, but they’re still less contentious than the 19th century.
by Timothy S. Huebner via Made By History on December 12, 2018

Is History Being Too Kind to George H.W. Bush?

The 41st president put self-interest over principle time and time again.
by David Greenberg via Politico Magazine on December 1, 2018

MacArthur's Last Stand Against a Winless War

MacArthur leaned on JFK to stay out of Vietnam. Had Kennedy survived, might history have been different?
by Mark Perry via The American Conservative on October 3, 2018
Line illustration of Trump looking out a window, by João Fazenda.

Measuring Presidents’ Misdeeds

During Watergate, historians helped catalogue accusations made against past Presidents; their findings may be useful again.
by Jill Lepore via The New Yorker on August 26, 2018

Trump's Nixon-Style Enemies List

The parallel with Nixon leads to this question: Will voters still hold a president accountable for abuse of power?
by Julian E. Zelizer via The Atlantic on August 19, 2018
Trump's cabinet sitting around a conference table
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History Shows Trump May Regret His Scandalous Cabinet

George Washington knew the perils of letting scandals linger.
by Lindsay M. Chervinsky via Made By History on August 14, 2018

Democrats Would Be Better Off Today If Bill Clinton Had Never Been President

A look at the Clinton blunders that continue to damage his party today.
by Neil Swidey via Boston Globe on July 10, 2018

The President Without a Party

The trials of Jimmy Carter.
by Michael Kazin via The Nation on July 5, 2018
Reagan giving his "tear down this wall" speech at the Brandenburg Gate in 1987.

Ronald Reagan and the Cold War: What Mattered Most

By seeking to talk to Soviet leaders and end the Cold War, Reagan helped to win it.
by Melvyn P. Leffler via Texas National Security Review on June 5, 2018

Reassessing Woodrow Wilson, the Crusader President

A new biography offers a fair-minded portrait of a vain moralist and political visionary whose certitude exceeded his judgment.
by Jacob Heilbrunn via The American Conservative on May 29, 2018

The Only Way to Find Out If the President Can Be Indicted

Scholars disagree on existing precedents—and the question won’t be settled until evidence leads a prosecutor to try it.
by Garrett Epps via The Atlantic on May 23, 2018

Trumpism Is the New McCarthyism

Just as as McCarthyism did decades ago, Trumpism conceals the Republican Party’s long-term program to dismantle the public sector.
by Ellen Schrecker via The Nation on May 21, 2018

An Unlikely Hardliner, George H. W. Bush Was Ready to Push Presidential Powers

Though he ended up seeking congressional approval for the Gulf War, Bush was unconvinced he needed it – saying he would have gone regardless of the vote.
by Kate Keller via Smithsonian on May 14, 2018
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Republicans Think Celebrities Can Win Them the Black Vote. They’re Wrong.

Kanye West won't win Trump black support. But it will cost West his.
by Leah Wright Rigueur via Made By History on May 10, 2018
George Washington resigning his commission as commander of the Army
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Why George Washington Rejected a Military Parade in his Honor

Of all the precedents the first president set, this is one of his most overlooked — and most important.
by Lindsay M. Chervinsky via Made By History on April 18, 2018
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