Think Confederate monuments are racist? Consider pioneer monuments. by Cynthia Prescott Most early pioneer statues celebrated whites dominating American Indians.

If You Want To End Racism, Stop Forgiving Racists by Carol Anderson We have tended to forgive those who waged the most sustained, brutal assaults in the name of white supremacy, without requiring them to repudiate their beliefs or actions in return.

Donald Trump, Mesmerist by Emily Ogden Like the mesmerists, what Mr. Trump is actually selling is anti-mesmerism. The mesmerists were offering a fantasy of turning the tables on con men by exposing their tricks.

The Return of James Monroe by Walter Russell Mead Latin America’s crisis turns Washington’s Cold War nightmare on its head.

Believe it or not, Trump’s following a familiar script on Russia by Robert Kagan Both Bush (W) and Obama allowed Russia to get away with territorial conquests. Bush didn't even levy sanctions after the invasion of Georgia.

Paeans to the ‘Postwar Order’ Won’t Save Us by Stephen Wertheim The “international order” talk stifles rather than sharpens debate.

Trouble still ahead for GOP by Julian Zelizer It is not clear that the economy will be enough to save the Republicans from the damage that President Trump has caused them through his time in office.

Audiences love the anger: Alex Jones, or someone like him, will be back by Michael J. Socolow Confrontational characters spouting conspiracy theories and promoting fringe ideas have been with us since the invention of American broadcasting.

Now the Trump administration is trying to punish legal immigrants for being poor by Torrie Hester, Mary E. Mendoza, Deirdre Moloney and Mae Ngai A harsh new proposal threatens to upend 400 years of immigration policy.

How Nixon Came Back by Ted Widmer Fifty years ago, the former vice president executed the greatest reversal of fortune in American political history.