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The Man Who Saw Trump Coming A Century Ago

by Ann Jones

A Reader’s Guide for the Distraught.

2 Minutes and Counting

by Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick

Crises that seemed contained not long ago have now spiraled out of control—and the prospects for resolving them peacefully look depressingly bleak.

Harvard's Communist Uprising, 50 Years Later

by Daniel Pipes

That takeover and bust culminated my political education.

‘Not a racist bone in his body’: The origins of the default defense against racism

by Christopher Petrella and Justin Gomer

The rise of the colorblind ideology that prevents us from addressing racism.

What Donald Trump Doesn’t Get About George Washington

by Peter Canellos

“If he was smart, he would’ve put his name on it. You’ve got to put your name on stuff or no one remembers you.”

Anti-vaxxers are comparing themselves to Holocaust victims — who relied on vaccines to survive

by Helene Sinnreich

The comparison is offensive. It’s also historically wrong.

People Used to Hate the Electoral College for Very Different Reasons

by Justin Fox

A half-century ago, the House voted to replace the Electoral College with a direct vote and the Senate came close. The arguments made then are enlightening.

How Trump finally turned Republicans against McCarthyism

by Jonathan Zimmerman

After nearly 70 years, Republicans have stopped defending Joe McCarthy.

The End of the American Century

by George Packer

What the life of Richard Holbrooke tells us about the decay of Pax Americana.