Donald Trump

The tale of how and why Russia ceded its control over Alaska to the U.S. 150 years ago is actually two tales and two intertwining histories.

Even Trump’s recent assertion that he would use executive action to abolish birthright citizenship has a historical link to the Chinese American experience.

In every generation, charlatans come along with a plan to make education better by spending less money on schools.

Baltimore's long history with its most polarizing pest.

For all of his personal Christian devotion, he could not capture the hearts of white evangelicals.

The Baptist Georgia governor won evangelical Christian voters in the 1976 presidential election. Next time around, those voters changed sides—for the long haul.

Trump’s canal comments resurrect a forgotten American interest.

Karen Silkwood death and smear campaign highlights how retaliation against whistleblowers deflects scrutiny from power by targeting the messenger.

What’s going on here, and are we ever going to talk about it?

What kind of Christmas did we used to know? To hear some critics and historians tell it, the holiday used to be a lot more religious than it is now.

On two new books that critique identity politics and seek a new vision of political culture.

This remarkably prescient document holds several lessons about how to run foreign policy.

The bishops once used their influence to encourage nuclear disarmament. Can they do so again now?

Socialist legislator Zohran Mamdani is running for New York City mayor against a corrupt, unpopular mayor. Morris Hillquit did the same thing a century ago.

Second-wave feminists meant business—but they had a lot of fun at it, too.

Instead of trying to recapture working class votes, Democrats should be focused on building the kind of economy they need to expand the political map.

It's crucial to understand the real history behind claims that men are being marginalized.

Can the Clinton campaign slogan chart a path forward for Democrats? Its history tells another story.

On campaign finance, economic policy, and the 2024 US election.

The Alien Enemies Act, first approved in the late 1700s, was last used during World War II to identify particular foreign nationals living in the US.