Donald Trump’s Unconstitutional Dreams by Eric Foner The president has birthright citizenship all wrong.

The Citizenship Clause Means What It Says by Garrett Epps The authors of the Fourteenth Amendment were clear that the United States is one nation, with one class of citizens, and that citizenship extends to everyone born here.

The Promise of Polarization by Sam Tanenhaus Ideological division was once seen as the solution to America’s political gridlock. What went wrong?

How a business-first foreign policy triggered the migration caravans by Arica L. Coleman Two centuries of U.S. intervention have destabilized Central America.

The Time a President Stoked a Protest So He Could Play the ‘Law and Order’ Card by David Greenberg Running against Democratic ‘mobs’ has worked for Republicans in the past.

How Republicans Became Anti-Choice by Sue Halpern The documentary, "Reversing Roe," does an admirable job of teasing apart how the Republican Party used control of women’s bodies as political capital to shift the balance of power their way.

Myths and Realities of the US Refugee Policy by Dane Kennedy Modern American refugee policy has its origins in the aftermath of World War II.

Trump is right: Mitch McConnell is one of the greatest Senate leaders of all time by Ross K. Baker Liberals don’t have to like McConnell, but they should recognize his skill.

Why the 2018 midterms are just as important as 2016 by Philip Klinkner Midterm elections are often as transformational and consequential as presidential elections.

Trump Wants to Leave a Nuclear-Weapons Treaty by David Kaiser Here’s what happened when arms control failed in the 1930s.