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Remember When Pence Praised Trump to His Face 14 Times in Under 3 Minutes?

by Joel K. Goldstein

Four decades after it was reinvented by Carter and Mondale, the Office of the Vice Presidency is sinking in status.

Would the Trump Administration Separate Jesus from Mary and Joseph?

by David B. Gowler

The policy of separating children from their parents is horrific.

The Last Best Hope of Earth Society

by Greg Bailey

Wondering how you can help revive America’s fortunes. Here’s one concrete suggestion.

What Ruined Frederick Douglass as a Slave?

by Elizabeth Stice

It was reading, said his master. That’s worth remembering as we debate the importance of a liberal education.

Donald Trump: L’Etat, C’est Moi!

by Ed Simon

When Trump and his lawyers make claims about the absolute power of the presidency they’re not committing gaffes – they’re issuing warnings.

Trade Wars Don’t Have a Good Track Record

by Suzy Evans

Case in point: Jefferson’s embargo of France and Great Britain.

Where Are the Moderates?

by Joyce Lee Malcolm

In tumultuous times like these, they have trouble gaining traction, as this example from the American Revolution shows.

The Other Thucydides’ Trap

by Fred Zilian

How domestic discord led Athens (and America?) to defeat.

At Slave Auctions Children Were Forcibly Separated from Their Mothers – And Now We’re Doing This Again

by Anne C. Bailey

“I never expected to draw a straight line between anything that America did then and what it does now, yet the voices of immigrant mothers tell another story.”

Which of the GOP Leaders in Congress Will Be Remembered for Their Moral Authority?

by Donald J. Fraser

The answer seems all too clear.

The Donald Trump of Ancient Greece

by David Stuttard

His name? Alcibiades. Like Trump, this scion of wealth loved to win and manipulate the masses.

Unlike Obama, Trump Has No Moral Compass

by Walter G. Moss

The failing is Trump’s – and ours – for electing him.

Donald Trump’s Shameful Use of the “Star-Spangled Banner” Is, Alas, an American Tradition 

by Michael J. Pfeifer

It’s one we should have put to an end long ago.

What’s Dangerous About Calling Immigrants “Animals”

by Richard E. Frankel

There are scenarios well short of gas chambers that are possible once this country chooses the path that Donald Trump has opened up with his dehumanizing rhetoric.

Which Side Are You on?

by Ed Simon

That’s the question that now faces us in this moment of peril.

Not Even a Trip to the Amusement Park Has Been Easy for African-Americans

by Victoria W. Wolcott

On past Memorial Day weekends blacks faced discrimination and open hostility.

These Investigations All Took Much Longer than Mueller’s Probe Has So Far

by Bruce W. Dearstyne

History suggests the need for patience.

You’ve Heard of Eric Schneiderman. You Should Know About Rose Schneiderman.

by Jennifer Scanlon

She’s the Schneiderman who championed women’s rights in the 20th century.

Who Benefits from the “Booming Economy”?

by Lawrence Wittner

Soaring wealth and incomes for the few do not automatically translate into better lives for the many.

The Opioid Addiction Epidemic Is an 8 on the Richter Scale

by David T. Courtwright

Here’s how we got here and why this historian is guardedly optimistic.