Bill Clinton

In a new book, Jeffrey Toobin makes a convincing case that Ford’s pardon of President Nixon set the stage for unchecked presidential power.

He’ll run into the same roadblocks as Presidents Taft, Roosevelt, Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Carter, Reagan, Clinton and Bush, among others.

Which public figures impacted baby naming trends?

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

The Year 2000 computer problem continues to nag at us 25 years later.

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

What is an apology from the President of the United States worth if reparations do not include cessation of settler colonial violence?

On both sides of the color line, to own one’s home remains synonymous with freedom—even as real estate has proven itself to be relentlessly unequal.

Starting with Obama, American presidents embraced the idea of arresting China’s rise, opening the door to Trump’s trade wars and hawkishness.

Over the course of decades, social democracy abandoned workers. Then workers abandoned social democracy.

Political campaigns have often misunderstood Latino voters, oversimplifying their diversity and facing challenges in outreach and engagement.

The rivalry of two men tells the story of how Democrats fumbled with their traditional base—and how they can win again.

How Ibn Khaldun influenced the president and a generation of conservative tax policy.

The "parental rights" movement, rooted in colonial theocracy, has evolved into a political force resisting racial, gender, and educational equality.

Twenty-five years ago, protesters shut down the meeting of the World Trade Organization. At the time, it seemed very important. But is it now?

John Ganz offers a whirlwind tour of the cranks, conservatives, and con artists who helped remake the American right at the turn of the 21st century.

What was in the water circa 1992?

A new book explores the history of presidents who abused their constitutional power and the citizen movements that stopped them.

The conservative justices have ignored history altogether and created a shocking new precedent: The president is above the law.

In the early nineties, the country turned against the establishment and right-wing populists thrived. A new history reassesses their impact.