Donald Trump

A brief look at the usage of "witch hunt" in American politics through the centuries.

For as long as the United States has had nuclear weapons, officials have struggled with how to transport the destructive technology.

Trump is reviving a controversial budget tactic, putting a Nixon-era fight over presidential power and congressional authority back in the headlines.

Hayek suspected that nothing about the vindication of neoliberalism was likely to be straightforward.

During the Cold War, the government relied on universities for research, but also saw scholars as dangerous.

It used to be progressives who distrusted the experts. What happened?

The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Act made way for investigations of racially motivated killings. The federal agency enforcing it is in disarray.

Lessons from the anti-fascist novel in Trump’s second term.

Franklin Roosevelt warned that even in peacetime, America’s obligations to the world would continue.

This isn’t the first effort by a president’s appointee to streamline government.

The life and career of Murray Kempton attest to the disappearing ideals of a dying industry. But his example suggests those ideals are not beyond resurrection.

Just because it's man-made doesn't mean it's not legitimate.

Espionage has always been with us, but its rapid growth over the past century may have undermined trust in government.

There was no “unitary executive” until some dudes made the idea up to save Nixon.

The omissions in Trump's historical narratives reveal how he views national wealth: only the people at the top of the socioeconomic ladder matter.

Trump is not alone in his support for tariffs. Henry Carey also believed tariffs could help American workers.

When Donald Trump and his followers go in search of historical forerunners to justify their regime, they turn with striking regularity to the presidency.

Confused about the oft-mentioned Alien Enemies Act? This explainer, with links to free peer-reviewed scholarship, may help clear things up.

Late last month, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to restore “truth and sanity to American history.”

In a new book, the Pulitzer Prize winner Greg Grandin tells the history of the hemisphere from south of the border.