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.
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Some Declaration of Independence Charges Against King George Apply to Wannabe King Donald Trump
For the Semiquincentennial, Americans should reacquaint themselves with its indictment of monarchial power—and recognize its relevance.
The Great Might-Have-Been of the Constitutional Convention
The U.S. Senate was almost structured very differently in ways that would have dramatically altered the chamber and America.

