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Other Presidents Complained, But Trump Made NATO Step Up Jul. 03, 2025
President Donald Trump joined a long line of presidents who complained that the NATO countries fail ... Read More
A Tale of Two Indictments: Politics in a Doom Loop Jun. 23, 2023
Are America's 45th and 46th presidents politically invulnerable? That's a conclusion you might come ... Read More
Children: No Shelter from Storms of the '60s May. 17, 2023
Children of the '60s were very different from children in the '60s. Flower children of the '60s on ... Read More
No Donald Trump Is Above the Law Apr. 07, 2023
In the United States, no man is above the law, not even the president — if his name is Donald ... Read More
At The Ramparts: Under Siege from Autocrats and Crooks, Fighters for Democracy Hang Tough Mar. 28, 2023
The fight to preserve democracy around the world has come to resemble Whac-A-Mole, with autocrats wi... Read More
Scholars Rank Biggest Spending Presidents as the Greatest Feb. 28, 2023
Before President Joe Biden entered the White House, he consulted with several prominent historians a... Read More
Hacks and Heroes: The Fight Against Putin Highlights The Good, The Great and The Ugly Feb. 28, 2023
President Joe Biden's dramatic train trip through a war zone to stand with Ukrainian President Volod... Read More
Biden And Carter Call Up Lincoln Feb. 22, 2023
WASHINGTON — Good on you, Joe Biden. You warmed the American presidency as we've known it late... Read More
Uncle Andy: Old Hickory and Me in History Oct. 19, 2022
WASHINGTON — So I gave a talk on President Andrew Jackson, counting the ways he harshly steere... Read More
Truman Walks In, Hamilton Moves Out Oct. 05, 2022
Bye, Alexander Hamilton, you're out. Harry Truman, you're in. The gorgeous Capitol Rotunda statues ... Read More
Joe Biden Has a Versailles Problem Sep. 20, 2022
VERSAILLES, Pennsylvania — As if to emphasize that this river town of 1,200 has zero in common... Read More
Sharing a Cell in History Hell: Trump and Nixon Jun. 08, 2022
WASHINGTON — Former Presidents Donald Trump and Richard Nixon share a cell in presidential his... Read More
You, Carter! You're Hired! Jul. 30, 2021
A note I made for this column: Sitting in a bar. Watching television news. Guy next to me, guy with ... Read More
The Definition of Courage Has Shifted Since Normandy Jun. 09, 2021
Last Sunday marked the 77th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy. On that day, Operation Ov... Read More
Lucky Once More: America Finds Itself a Leader Feb. 23, 2021
At moments of historic national crisis, America has had a knack for getting lucky. The first month o... Read More
After Lee, It's Lincoln's Turn Dec. 18, 2020
First, they came for the Confederates. And that purge is far from over. Jefferson Davis Highway in ... Read More
Giving Honor to Whom Honor Is Due: Celebrating Jimmy Carter Oct. 16, 2020
When former President Jimmy Carter celebrated his 96th birthday on Oct. 1, I paused to think about t... Read More
All the Chips Are on the Table Now Sep. 25, 2020
"As everyone knows, I made it clear that my first choice for the Supreme Court will make history as ... Read More
Last Best Chance to Capture Supreme Court Sep. 22, 2020
President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell are on the cusp of making history.... Read More
Can the United States Survive the 2020 Election? Sep. 20, 2020
At the 2004 Democratic National Convention, a little-known state senator from Illinois electrified t... Read More
