William Howard Taft

An effort is underway to restore President Wilson’s reputation as a great reformer. His best reforms were won by a mass movement, often pushing against Wilson.

In “The Court at War,” Cliff Sloan examines the close relationship between FDR and the high court during World War II.

Sean Mirski terms the Monroe Doctrine “revolutionary” in his impressively erudite "We May Dominate the World."

A new book asks what we lose by simply removing monuments.

A history of the bureau and its place in the federal government.

Seating was segregated, and the ceremony's only Black speaker was forced to drastically revise his speech to avoid spreading "propaganda."

These Progressive Era Republicans wanted to run the Federal government like a business.

The Bidens' new cat Willow will be the first feline in the White House since the George W. Bush years, but is part of a long tradition.

People have come up with a range of ingenious, harebrained, and sometimes grim but often remarkable ways to stay cool during a summer scorcher.

An interview with Jesse Tarbert about the history of the American state, “big government,” and the legacy of government reform efforts.

For centuries, settlers pushed Natives off the land. But they continued to use indigenous language to name, describe, and anoint the world around them.

A cat named Miss Pussy! A racist parrot! Benjamin Harrison’s possums, which he later ate!

The treasures include recordings of string quartets, spirituals, sermons and politicians who might have been startled to hear the sound of their own voices.

The modern conception of freedom emerged as an antidemocratic reaction by elites who wanted to curtail state power.

The idea that justices exist outside of politics is a relatively new concept.

Visiting the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis.

The expansion of banks like Citigroup into Cuba, Haiti, and beyond reveal a story of capitalism built on blood, labor, and race.

How the region switched from being the stronghold of one party to the base of its adversary.

How much do we expect our presidents to rest?

Minstrel shows were once so mainstream that even presidents watched them.