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A distinguished historian of American social movements compares the twentieth century crusade to ban booze to efforts today by pro-life activists to outlaw abortion. No matter the issue, prohibitions are difficult, if not impossible, to enforce.
As the Cold War wound down, U.S. leaders and intellectuals saw a new world emerging as the 1990s unfolded, where American power could lead to peace and cooperation. Does that new world still exist? Did it ever exist?
The Supreme Court is redrawing the line separating church and state in America. Critics say the court is obliterating it.
In this year marking the bicentennial of his birth, historians say U.S. Grant deserves overdue recognition in the pantheon of civil rights presidents, alongside Lincoln and LBJ.
Nearly one year after the U.S. completed its withdrawal, Afghanistan is verging on state failure amid crushing poverty and hunger.
Americans of various political persuasions agree the U.S. is in decline. But what does that actually mean? Historian Michael Kimmage looks to the Roman Empire for answers.
Today's right-wing populists, with their appeals to racial, cultural, and class resentments, are the descendants of Alabama's segregationist governor.
Two seismic events in 1979, the Islamic Revolution in Iran and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, continue to shape a Middle East where President Biden is seeking help from Arab autocrats.
Historian and Schlafly biographer Donald Critchlow discusses the crusader's legacy in light of the conservative movement's success in ending a constitutional right to an abortion. It is a timely reminder of the importance of persuasion in politics.
Even with no end in sight to the fighting in eastern Ukraine, there appears to be no diplomatic pressure on Ukraine's leaders to cede territory to the Russian invaders.
From communism to international terrorism to autocracy, the U.S. continues to believe it has a responsibility to fight era-defining conflicts for the benefit of the world.
The Supreme Court's ruling striking down Roe versus Wade is raising fundamental questions about whether the Constitution protects an implied right to privacy.
Douglass' speech on July 4, 1852 has enduring significance. It speaks to America's failings, but also to the nation's possibilities and the greatness of its ideals.
The fiftieth anniversary of the Watergate break-in refocusing our minds on the dangers of conspiratorial thinking and unchecked executive power.
A major historian of 20th century Europe says Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has earned the fascist label. Does it really matter what we call him?
A decades-long relationship shaped by oil, war, terrorism, and political expediency explains why President Biden will meet Saudi leaders next month, despite his pledge to treat the kingdom as a pariah.
Historian Joseph Ellis says the House Jan. 6 committee hearings show that the future of the republic is at risk, evoking parallels to the contentious early years of the United States.
Andrew Bacevich says it's dangerous to view the war in Ukraine as an opportunity to save global democracy, American freedom, or U.S. hegemony, as some public intellectuals contend.
As a frozen war descends on eastern Ukraine, the question of how long the U.S. can support the Ukrainian defenders is taking on new urgency.
Seventy-eight years ago, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy to begin the liberation of France. The invaders overcame chaos and confusion to defeat the Germans.
Long before Donald Trump promised to save American manufacturing, the Democratic Party lost hold of its bedrock constituency, the White working class.
The Supreme Court has been on the wrong side of history many times, botching the Constitution in the process.
