History As It Happens: The end of Trumpism?
A political journalist says despite the anger of many conservatives at the GOP's disappointing midterms, it is too early to write off Donald Trump. Published November 14, 2022
A political journalist says despite the anger of many conservatives at the GOP's disappointing midterms, it is too early to write off Donald Trump. Published November 14, 2022
Paul Volcker was lionized for defeating inflation in the early 1980s. His biographer says Jerome Powell ignored his lessons. Published November 9, 2022
Military historian Antony Beevor's latest book illustrates the violent connections between past and present. Published November 7, 2022
Most presidents over the past century have echoed Woodrow Wilson's "the world must be made safe for democracy." A leading historian argues our foreign policy has dangerously strayed from Wilson's actual vision. Published November 2, 2022
The Washington Times' Guy Taylor visits Taiwan as China escalates its intimidation tactics against the island the CCP vows to reabsorb. Published October 31, 2022
Pat Buchanan and his "America First" platform had an enduring influence on the GOP. Did he set the stage for Trump? Published October 26, 2022
On the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, a Russian leader is threatening to use nuclear weapons. Khrushchev backed down in 1962. Will Putin? Published October 24, 2022
A historian who appeared in a new PBS documentary on the Holocaust explains the roots of America's failure to help Europe's Jews. Published October 19, 2022
Historian Jeremi Suri traces the violent backlash of the post-Civil War period to today's fight over the future of American democracy. Published October 17, 2022
In the second in a two-part series from inside the Washington Library at Mount Vernon, special guests Joseph Ellis and Doug Bradburn talk about interpreting George Washington's 18th century life for a 21st century audience. Published October 12, 2022
In the first of a two-part series from inside the Washington Library at Mount Vernon, special guests Joseph Ellis and Doug Bradburn discuss the enduring importance of the first president's legacy. Published October 10, 2022
Who really stands for the interests of ordinary Americans? An old debate returns to American politics. Published October 5, 2022
Historian Roger Griffin says fascism isn't returning to Italy, but the rise of Giorgia Meloni was an expected outcome in a European-wide illiberal trend. Published October 3, 2022
Moldova, Georgia, Crimea, and now the rest of Ukraine. Historian Michael Kimmage explains Putin's strategy to reassert Russian dominance in its "near abroad." Published September 28, 2022
No Ukrainian government would recognize the legitimacy of the Kremlin's sham referenda. Years of swinging between hot war and frozen conflict are the likely result. Published September 26, 2022
The U.N. has a decidedly mixed record of preventing war and promoting global harmony. The war in Ukraine has exposed once more the global body's inherent weaknesses. Published September 21, 2022
Not everyone is feeling nostalgic for the complicated world Elizabeth II left behind. Published September 19, 2022
Two scholars of political movements contend President Biden's "semi-fascism" remark about MAGA Republicans dangerously distorts history. Published September 14, 2022
Joseph Biden's first two years in office are reminding Democrats of their last one-term president. Similar to Mr. Biden's rocky start, Jimmy Carter's presidency combined back luck with questionable leadership. Published September 12, 2022
When is political violence justified? Published September 7, 2022