Trump’s assault on the 2030 census is misguided and damaging, says the nation’s pre-eminent historian on the U.S. Census.
Reconstruction
Posted inLaw and Justice
Can the House Clerk Lead a Midterm Coup?
It’s happened before. History underscores how rickety our elections and democracy are.
Posted inBooks
Blood on the U.S. Senate Floor
The 1856 caning of Senator Charles Sumner, an anti-slavery Republican, by a pro-slavery U.S. Representative Preston Brooks was a step on the road to the Civil War and has echoes in our own violent times.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Will Conservative Judges Abide Trump’s Ending Birthright Citizenship?
It’s been a settled law since the 19th Century that you’re American if you’re born here. But one jurist, and perhaps others, seems ready to dump the 14th Amendment for a MAGA power grab.
Posted inBooks
Ulysses S. Grant’s Forgotten War
The 18th president continued his Civil War battles with an all-out fight against the Ku Klux Klan. The history books barely mention it.
Posted inPolitics
After the January 6 Attack, How Can Trump Remain on the Ballot?
Judges in three states have declined to kick Trump off the ballot. Why is that?
Posted inPolitical Animal
‘Democracy Is the Greatest Threat to White Supremacy’
After the Capitol riot, a historical reminder of what can make us free.
Posted inPolitical Animal
This Is Not a Moment for Capitulation
There is a danger in prioritizing reconciliation over justice.
