History
An Alternative History of The Nation
The lost libertarian leanings of a long-lived left-wing magazine
National Review Launches Another Attack on 'Libertarian Constitutionalism'
The conservative magazine doubles down on its defense of judicial deference.
Does Camille Paglia Have Any Hope for Our Modern Society?
The Cultural Critic Discusses Sexuality, Race, Gender, Feminism, and Hillary Clinton
Conservatives, Progressives, and Judicial Deference
A reply to National Review's Ramesh Ponnuru.
The War of 1812 Dramatically Changed American People and Government
"Forget self and think of America," wartime pundits urged.
Friday A/V Club: Woody Woodpecker Resists Wartime Rationing, Fights the Police
The 1943 cartoon Ration Bored
How the War of 1812 Eroded U.S. Liberalism
The War of 1812 helped "the State come into its own" by concentrating power and interest in the national government.
Friday A/V Club: Uncle Sam Reminds You to Visit Your Local Draft Board
An artifact from the age of peacetime conscription
The Elusive Politics of American Sniper
It isn't a hawkish movie, and it isn't conventionally dovish either. But it does have a distinct political perspective.
Libertarianism, the Anti-Slavery Movement, and Black History Month
Classical liberalism and the fight for racial equality.
When Americans Practiced Terrorism
Obama had a good point at the National Prayer Breakfast.
Friday A/V Club: Ice-T's Guide to Sexual Subcultures
When the down-low panic came to Law and Order: SVU
Friday A/V Club: World Leader Predicts TV Will Solve the Planet's Problems
A blast of techo-utopianism from 1929
What the Hell Does 'Politically Correct' Mean?: A Short History
The many meanings of 'political correctness'
Jesse Walker to Speak in Canada About Conspiracy Theories in U.S. History
The event is at Western University.
Venerating Lincoln
A history of Abraham Lincoln's critics would be improved if the author weren't so smitten with Lincoln himself.
Concerned Citizens Write to J. Edgar Hoover About Martin Luther King
Letters from the FBI's King files
Inside Stalin's Head
A biography offers fresh insights on one of history's bloodiest dictators.
Remember When 2,000 to 5,000 Al Qaeda Operatives Had Supposedly Infiltrated America?
A litany of failed forecasts about terrorism
Friday A/V Club: Watch New York Cops Riot Against the Mayor—in 1992
An earlier—and rowdier—revolt at the NYPD
The Christmas Truce of World War I
Recalling the time, 100 years ago, when soldiers refused to fight each other
When Judicial Activists Switched Sides
Deference to elected majorities was a Progressive ideal long before modern conservatives picked up the baton.
History Repeats Itself at The New Republic
The latest shift at a magazine that has changed course many times before
Friday A/V Club: Ronald Reagan Says 'Open the Border Both Ways'
George H.W. Bush: "We have made illegal some kinds of labor that I'd like to see legal."
Twenty-Five Years Ago Today, the Berlin Wall Came Down
The man who gave the order to let the crowd through.
