The 18th president continued his Civil War battles with an all-out fight against the Ku Klux Klan. The history books barely mention it.
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Putin’s History Lessons
The Russian leader has convinced his countrymen that Russia and Ukraine were always one, laying the rhetorical groundwork for a forever war.
Posted inNovember/December 2023
The Great Reordering
There can be no doubt now that an epochal shift is underway in how the economy—in America and across the globe—is governed. The mystery is how a moderate, conventional politician like Joe Biden engineered it.
Posted inNovember/December 2023
Winning the Anti-monopoly Game
Despite press accounts to the contrary, the Biden administration’s revival of antitrust policy isn’t failing. It’s just getting started.
Posted inNovember/December 2023
The Prosecutor Who Blew the Whistle on Barr and Durham
The inspiring tale of Nora Dannehy, Connecticut’s newest Supreme Court justice.
Posted inNovember/December 2023
Show Me the Ballots!
To combat rampant disinformation and public distrust in elections, a bipartisan group of politicians is advocating for a radical form of transparency: post all cast ballots online.
Posted inNovember/December 2023
My Parkinson’s Crisis—And Ours
The still-mysterious disease is spreading wildly, and Washington isn’t doing enough. As a physician and a sufferer, I should know.
Posted inNovember/December 2023
Give ‘Em Hell, Joe
President Biden has been compared, and has compared himself, to FDR. But the real similarity is to Harry S. Truman.
Posted inNovember/December 2023
How the Founders Overcame Partisan Dysfunction
At the dawn of the republic, ideological divisions and personal hatreds were, if anything, worse than they are today. The nation survived because its warring leaders compromised.
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The Supreme Court’s World War II Battles
Cliff Sloan’s lively new book explains how the Franklin Roosevelt-shaped Court wrestled with individual rights as the nation fought to save itself and the world.
