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The Democratic Autocrat

by Nancy Isenberg

Jackson. Trump. Dragon slayers or savage bullies?


The Historical Roots of the Current North Korea Crisis

by Suzy Kim

There’s a way out of the confrontation with North Korea.


Fetch the purple toga: Emperor Trump is here

by Niall Ferguson

As in Rome’s republic, America’s balance of powers has quietly corroded.


Five types of gun laws the Founding Fathers loved

by Saul Cornell

The Second Amendment is one of the most frequently cited provisions in the American Constitution, but also one of the most poorly understood.


No, there is no witch hunt against powerful men

by Michelle D. Brock

They're the hunters, not the hunted.


This Long-Forgotten Book Is The Key To Understanding Donald Trump

by Jonathan Judaken

It was like discovering Donald Trump’s playbook.


Does It Matter If the President Is Smart?

by Jeff Greenfield

Donald Trump loves to flaunt his IQ. But brains aren’t what make a leader great.


Beyond Monuments: African Americans Contesting Civil War Memory

by Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders

African Americans have always had the burden of both asserting their own histories and narratives while battling against the ones that sought to marginalize them.


Trump’s War on Knowledge

by Ariel Dorfman

There has always been a disturbing strand of anti-intellectualism in American life, but never has an occupant of the White House exhibited such a toxic mix of ignorance and mendacity.


Brexit: ‘Take Back Control’?

by Simon Head

The only solution that makes sense for Britain: to abandon the whole disastrous project altogether.