Martin Di Caro

History As It Happens: Turkey’s man-made disaster

Decades of shoddy construction enabled by government policy led to thousands of earthquake deaths.

March 13, 2023

History As It Happens: Three years of COVID

Americans remain deeply divided over how best to respond to a pandemic. The credibility of public health agencies is in ruins.

March 8, 2023

History As It Happens: Evangelicals and Trump

Conservative Christians dominate Republican politics. Will they support Donald Trump again?

March 6, 2023

History As It Happens: Russia, Ukraine and the national interest

Seven years after outgoing president Barack Obama stated Ukraine is not a core U.S. interest, the United States is spending billions to save Ukraine from Russia.

February 17, 2023

History As It Happens: One year of war

Within Russia's invasion of Ukraine, there continues to be a battle over its origins.

February 17, 2023

History As It Happens: The 1619 hustle

The 1619 Project's new Hulu docuseries repeats its old distortions about the American Revolution. But that's the point.

February 15, 2023

History As It Happens: America’s man in Pakistan

Pervez Musharraf, who died on Feb. 5, was once considered indispensable to the U.S. war on terrorism. His decision to work with the U.S. helped lead to his downfall.

February 13, 2023

History As It Happens: Hurricane of lies

The enduring relevance of Joseph McCarthy.

February 8, 2023

History As It Happens: Bursting China’s balloon

China's rise as a power capable of challenging U.S. global primacy spanned decades. The relationship's problems transcend any controversy over a spy balloon.

February 6, 2023

History As It Happens: The burden of German history

Germany relented and will now send its tanks to Ukraine. But pacifist forces are not as strong in German politics as is often assumed.

February 1, 2023

History As It Happens: When Ukraine gave up its nukes

Ukraine voluntarily ceded its nuclear inheritance after the collapse of the Soviet Union, hoping its decision to disarm would lead to security guarantees. It didn't work out that way.

January 30, 2023

History As It Happens: When the press was partisan

It is a common complaint that today's news media are politically biased, but that's how it's been for most of American history.

January 25, 2023

History As It Happens: Church committees, past and present

House Republicans are invoking the name of a historic Senate panel as they prepare to investigate Donald Trump's foes. Are they getting the history right?

January 23, 2023

History As It Happens: The world without US?

Historian Robert Kagan says history shows that the world becomes more dangerous without U.S. leadership. Is he right?

January 18, 2023

History As It Happens: The useless resolution

The War Powers Resolution of 1973 was supposed to let Congress end "endless wars." Why hasn't it worked?

January 16, 2023

History As It Happens: A House divided (Part 2)

Starting with the contested election of Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker, it appears the new congress will be a place where compromise is rare, hyper-partisanship is the norm, and further division is the result.

January 11, 2023

History As It Happens: A House divided

The contentious election of Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker evoked the nasty political brawling of the antebellum United States. A major historian says things could get worse from here.

January 9, 2023

History As It Happens: Biden Doctrine

Heading into the third year of his presidency, does Mr. Biden have a coherent, abiding approach to U.S. foreign policy? The Washington Times' Guy Taylor and Ben Wolfgang discuss.

January 4, 2023

History As It Happens: Understanding emancipation at 160

Among some historians and activists alike, the destruction of slavery in the United States is now viewed as a partial victory at best, a racist betrayal at worst.

January 2, 2023

History As It Happens: Putin problems

Despite the massive failures of his war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin retains his grip on power. Why haven't the country's elites abandoned him?

December 14, 2022