The White House report attacking the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History seeks to enforce Napoleon’s maxim: History is written by the winners.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Graham Platner and the Working-Class Fetish
This bloc won’t be wooed by cosplay and pandering.
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Alan Dershowitz: Trump Can Serve a Third Term
The famous author and law professor argues that the president isn’t prevented from serving a third term. This former Dershowitz admirer begs to differ.
Posted inNovember/December 2025
Rural Revival
With the onset of the Great Depression, the United States appeared on the verge of political revolt in rural areas. For half a century, rural people had felt increasingly marginalized by changes in American society and the economy and ignored by political leaders. A farm crisis in the 1920s inflicted further pain. By 1933, with […]
Posted inLaw and Justice
Trump’s Threat to Justice: Comey and the Politics of Prosecution
As Justice Department attorneys reportedly race to indict the former FBI director, a former federal prosecutor reflects on DOJ’s madness.
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Can America Build Ships Again?
The U.S. builds less than 1 percent of the world’s ships and relies on foreign vessels for military supplies. A new book about the last time we dominated shipbuilding suggests Trump’s approach of tariffs and port fees won’t cut it.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Listen, MAGA: Presidents Rarely Defy the Courts
Trump and his MAGA allies may point to Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln, and others, but if he balks at judicial orders, he’ll be an outlier.
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Trump’s First 100 Days: Roosevelt in Reverse
FDR calmed and unified the country; Trump has terrified and further divided us.
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What Trump Means by “Great Television!”
Donald Trump wants to kill the Department of Education while he creates a new one for himself.
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Why We Need a New Tennessee Valley Authority
In the 1930s, public power agencies like the TVA forced private utilities to electrify rural America. Today, the same strategy can challenge the investor-owned electric utilities that are blocking the spread of renewable energy.
