Donald Trump

Eight years into the fascism debate, few skeptics seem to be willing to admit that they were wrong.

A new film examines Trump's formative years under the tutelage of Roy Cohn.

The reelection of Donald Trump would mark the end of George Washington’s vision for the presidency—and the United States.

The 40th president inadvertently prepared the ground for the 45th in multiple ways.

Demography has not managed to be destiny in the past half-century—but predictions of a millenarian shift have not lost their appeal.

When Nixon practiced law, he declined divorce cases because he disliked frank sexual talk from women. Trump asked Playboy to run a “Girls of Trump” feature.

In a new book, “Did it Happen Here?,” scholars debate what the F-word conceals and what it reveals.

Three years later, amid another national election, the American public is still slow to understand the enormity of January 6, 2021.

On how Europe’s interwar period informs the present.

The investigative committee singles out Trump for his role in the attack. As prosecution, the report is thorough. But as historical explanation it’s a mess.

Video testimony and evidence presented by the House Select Committee to recommend criminal prosecution of Donald Trump.

Trump’s shredding of paper in the White House was far more widespread and indiscriminate than previously known.

Donald Trump's four-year tenure in the White House revealed extraordinary fissures in American society but left little doubt that he is a unique figure.

A conversation with Corey Robin on the surprisingly weak presidency of Donald Trump.

The verdict was unanimous.

But it’s one historians know all too well.

The president has blamed schools for spurring the unrest in several U.S. cities that has led in some cases to looting and fires.

The real challenge is not simply to replace Trump, but to fix a system that produces, promotes, and protects the toxicity that defines his presidency.

A combination of historical surpluses—the afterlives of slavery, of the deranged presidency—has raised the stakes in the present struggle.

Over 1000 historians have signed this statement condemning President Trump's actions.