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The 2 Constitutional Crises We Narrowly Averted in 1948 and 1968

by Ronald L. Feinman

They’re worth keeping in mind this year since it’s possible none of the 2016 presidential candidates can win an outright electoral majority.

It’s Possible Donald Trump Could Win a Smaller Percentage of the Popular Vote than Any Other Major Presidential Candidate

by Ronald L. Feinman

That would rank him with William Howard Taft.

The Troubling Donald Trump-Huey Long Connection

by Greg Bailey

We never found out what a Huey Long presidency would be like. Let’s hope we don’t have to face the reality of a President Donald Trump.

How Can We Stop Police from Killing Black People?

by Michael J. Pfeifer

The declining incidence of lynching in the early to mid twentieth century may offer useful historical lessons.

Do Voters Know What They’re Doing? An Interview with Christopher Achen.

by Rick Shenkman

"Unfortunately, it is not at all uncommon for the voters to make very foolish choices, especially in primaries and in referendums, when they get no guidance from their partisanship." -- Social scientist Christopher Achen

Donald Trump’s Suggestion that He Might Not Accept the Victory of His Opponent Is Ghastly

by Ronald L. Feinman

And unprecedented.

Both Parties Back Economic Growth. But Are They Wrong?

by Paul Croce

Constant growth is the great unaddressed issue of the contemporary USA, even though it is a formula for constant frustration.

Trump Ridiculously Compares His Big Wall on the Mexican Border with the West Bank Barrier in Israel

by Aaron Brown

The comparison is preposterous, if you understand history.

The Book Historian Carol Anderson Had to Write After Ferguson

by Sharon Arana

The “analysis” from newscasters and pundits was so ahistorical that they had put all their attention on the flames. In doing so, they missed the kindling.

Assuming History's a Good Guide, Trump's Going to Win

by Allan J. Lichtman

But it's possible Trump may become the first candidate to break an historical pattern that has held since 1860 and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

The Führer and the Donald: The Ghost of a Resemblance

by Nicholas O’Shaughnessy

Trump is no Hitler, but their propaganda tactics are strikingly similar.

Imagining What a President Donald Trump and President Hillary Clinton Would Be Like

by David B. McLennan

Here are the results if you judge them by six standard criteria applied by political scientists.

Donald Trump Has to Stop Dropping Hints of Violence Against Hillary Clinton

by Ronald L. Feinman

We are now in the month of the most threats against America’s Presidents historically, the month of September.

Where Is That Wasteful Government Spending?

by Lawrence S. Wittner

It's not where Donald Trump seems to think.

Are We Raising Our Children Wrong?

by Michael C. C. Adams

This military historian worries we are. The dedication he found in soldiers seems missing in today’s children.

If You Want a Future with Fewer Floods, Fires, and Other Environmental Disasters, Vote Democratic

by Walter G. Moss

Vote for Trump if you want the planet to keep burning up.

Could Hillary Clinton Win the Popular Vote But Lose in the Electoral College?

by Jeremy Tewell

Remember 2000? It’s happened before.

Trump Brags About Being Unpredictable. History Shows It’s Not a Winning Strategy.

by Jeffrey P. Kimball

And it’s dangerous.

Congratulations Georgetown. Now It’s Time to Own Up to the Racist History of the Catholic Church.

by Shannen Dee Williams

The Catholic Church was the largest corporate slaveholder in the Americas. But this history is barely acknowledged.

The Great, Sad, Impractical, Wall of Trump

by Fred Zilian

History shows great resources have to be spent on the building and maintenance of walls and even then human beings find ways around them.