Roundup Top 10!
The historical argument for impeaching Trumpby Heather Cox RichardsonSince Nixon, Republicans have pushed the envelope under the guise of ‘patriotism’, and Democrats have tolerated it because of ‘civility’. |
The impeachment illusionby Donald A. RitchieWhat is clear from the record is that politically-motivated impeachments fail. Only in cases where malfeasance has become overwhelmingly obvious to members of both parties in the House will there be any chance of conviction in the Senate, raising the question: is a losing effort worth the trouble? |
There Is No Middle Ground on Reparationsby Ibram X. KendiAmericans who oppose reparations care more about responding to political expediency than about the emergency of inequality. |
Don’t Be Outraged They’re Being Called Concentration Camps. Be Outraged They Exist.by Eladio BobadillaWe should call Trump’s detentions centers what they are: concentration camps. |
The End of History? FDR, Trump and the Fake Pastby Cynthia KochTrump is thinking more about history than we imagine and he is doing so in a way very different from former presidents. |
Trump, America, and the Decline of Empiresby Tom EngelhardtTrump is not an isolated phenomenon--historically or globally. |
Why the Founders would be aghast that Trump would take ‘oppo research’ from foreign governmentsby Christopher McKnight NicholsAlexander Hamilton considered “the desire in foreign powers to gain an improper ascendant in our councils” among the “most deadly adversaries of republican government.” |
She Was Born Into Slavery, Was a Spy and Is Celebrated as a Hero—But We're Missing the Point of the 'Mary Bowser' Storyby Lois LeveenAs a historian, I’ve grown concerned that our impulse to celebrate a black spy in the Confederate White House is impeding us from getting history right, in troubling ways. |
The Opioid Epidemic as Metaphorby Faith BennettAs cinematic portrayals of opioid use and abuse tend to be this sensational, commonplace opioid usage almost feels as if it doesn’t fit into this pattern of addiction at all. |
The Impeachment Roadmap from 1974 to 2020by Sidney BlumenthalWhat lessons does Watergate offer for politicians considering impeachment today? |