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The Toxic Legacy of the Korean War

The Korean War upended the constitutional balance of war powers. It has been cited by presidents ever since.

by Mary L. Dudziak via Washington Post on March 1, 2019

Political cartoon of the liberation of a slave by going to a free state.

The Mystery of William Jones, an Enslaved Man Owned by Ulysses S. Grant

Looking for traces of the last person ever owned by a U.S. president.

by Nick Sacco via Muster on December 7, 2018

Will Trump Change the Way Presidents Approach National Monuments?

Never before have administrations scaled down sites to the extent proposed by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.

by Lena Felton via The Atlantic on September 24, 2017

Donald Trump Jr.

Is it Okay to Call Donald Trump Jr. a Boy?

The blurred line between boyhood and manhood.

by Claire Bond Potter via Made By History on July 24, 2017

Trump’s Defense of Taking Foreign Money Is Historically Illiterate

The Justice Department lawyers are getting the Founding Fathers all wrong.

by Joshua Zeitz via Politico Magazine on June 11, 2017

Why the Vice Presidency Matters

Choosing a running mate used to be more about campaigning than governing. But after Richard Nixon’s ruinous relationship with Spiro Agnew, the job has changed.

by Nicole Hemmer via The Atlantic on July 21, 2016

A painting of Boston harbor, where women in dresses stand on a hill, watching ships

Invisible Cities, Continued

The 19th century recovery of John Winthrop's sermon, "A City on a Hill."

via BackStory on January 22, 2016

What Happens When Children's Books Fail to Confront the Complexity of Slavery

We need literature that wrestles with the evils of slavery while confronting its complexity – especially when it’s written for children

by Michael W. Twitty via The Guardian on January 19, 2016

The White House.

Sociology and the Presidency

In 1979, Carter's "malaise speech," shaped by sociological insights, sought national unity but clashed with Reagan's appeal to individualism.

by Matthew Braswell via The Fifth Floor on October 25, 2013

A frame from Zapruder's film.

The Other Shooter: The Saddest and Most Expensive 26 Seconds of Amateur Film Ever Made

For many of us, especially those who weren’t alive when it happened, we’re all watching that event through Zapruder’s lens.

by Alex Pasternack via Vice on November 12, 2012

Supreme Court Cronyism

With the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, George W. Bush restarts a long and troubled tradition.

by David Greenberg via Slate on October 5, 2005

A painting of an election taking place.

Children Will Listen

A political education begins with knockoff opinions amid the 1840 U.S. presidential election.

by Andrew Dickson White via Lapham’s Quarterly on March 1, 1905

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