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The Kavanaughs of the Founding generation

Even in the nation’s early days, accusations of sexual misconduct were treated as a political smear.

The Vicious Entrenchment Circle: Thoughts on a Lifetime with a Republican-Controlled Court

By the time the Court’s current Term ends in June, it will have been more than 50 years of GOP-appointed control.

Why Caesar crossed the Rubican is newly relevant

He made the drastic decision because he feared when his term of office was up he’d lose immunity and could be prosecuted for his crimes.

Stumbling Toward Armageddon

Newly declassified documents show why the Americans and the Soviets came so close to war in 1973.

Hating Muslims in the Age of Trump

by Jusan Cole

The New Islamophobia Looks Like the Old McCarthyism.

Conservatives’ self-delusion on race

How the right created the illusion of colorblindness.

How Americans Described Evil Before Hitler

Commentators compared the Nazi leader to Napoleon, Philip of Macedon, and Nebuchadnezzar.

The dark side of American conservatism has taken over

It would be nice to think that Donald Trump is an anomaly who came out of nowhere to take over an otherwise sane and sober movement. But it just isn’t so.

Think journalism’s a tough field today?

Try being a reporter in the Gilded Age.

The Catholic Church’s grim history of ignoring priestly pedophilia – and silencing would-be whistleblowers

While the problem of priestly pedophilia might be centuries old, the modern paper trail began only after World War II.

The Senate has lost its way

With Sens. Jeff Flake and Susan Collins’s decision to vote for Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh on Friday, ensuring his confirmation, the case of Clement Haynsworth offers another important comparison.