The history of semicentennial American presidential oratory is limited, but Donald Trump’s upcoming semiquincentennial remarks are destined to mark a low point in the canon.
Calvin Coolidge
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On Immigration, Stephen Miller Is no Calvin Coolidge
Nativists extol the 30th president for closing the golden door. But he never broadly disparaged immigrants and often praised diversity.
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100 Years Since America’s Biggest Immigration Clampdown, Have We Learned Anything?
Plus, why the Senate should not bow to Trump on recess appointments, and the hard lesson to learn on immigration — all in the November 14, 2024 newsletter.
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You Think This Year’s Presidential Conventions Will Be Crazy? 1924’s Fights Over the Ku Klux Klan Were Wilder
With white nationalist forces afoot, look back 100 years to when the Republican and Democratic conventions failed to condemn the flourishing hate group.
