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Five Things You Think You Know about Roe v. Wade – But Actually Don’t

by Daniel K. Williams

The way that many Americans understand Roe v. Wade today - that is, as a liberal women’s rights decision that gave women throughout the United States immediate access to abortion – says more about the politics of a later era than the political situation of 1973.

Our Emotional Brains May Be Inherited from Our Stone-Age Ancestors, but We Are Evolving

by Pearl Duncan

This is something politicians should keep in mind.

Why the Popularity of Trump and Sanders Shouldn’t Come as a Surprise

by Joe Krulder

A striking lesson from the Seven Years’ War.

Ted Cruz: Is He or Isn’t He a Natural Born Citizen?

by Ray Raphael

A historian of the Constitution shows the answer is unclear – proof positive of the deficiencies of the theory of originalism that Cruz champions.

The Strange Legacy of the Weird Fascination with the Occult in the 60s and 70s

by George Case

It’s made our politics much more susceptible to irrationality.

This Isn’t The First Time Armed Ranchers Have Seized Government Land in Oregon

by Steven C. Beda

Back in 1941 they proclaimed themselves the State of Jefferson. Then Pearl Harbor happened.

Both Mexico and the US Are to Blame for Ruthless Drug Lords Like El Chapo

by Aaron Brown

Fresh thinking on both sides of the border is required to get past the stale debate that’s been going on since the Nixon years.

A Trump Win Might Wreck the Republican Party

by Ronald L. Feinman

By comparing him with Ross Perot and George Wallace we can better understand what he represents.

Why This Historian Is Worried for His Country

by Ronald L. Feinman

As the author of a book on presidential assassinations, he’s concerned the ugly rhetoric of this election will lead to an act of violence.

Surprised by Wheaton’s Decision to Terminate Dissident Professor? Don’t Be!

by Adam Laats

It should serve as a reminder that Wheaton, for all its elite academic reputation, is still a different sort of school.

What’s with All of These People Who Attack the White House?

by Ronald L. Feinman

It’s a trend and it’s gotten worse in the last few decades.

The Shockingly High Number of Casualties of America’s Nuclear Weapons Program

by Lawrence S. Wittner

Employment in the nation’s nuclear weapons plants since 1945 has led to 107,394 American workers contracting cancer and other serious diseases.

When Did American Politicians Begin to Cash in on Their Fame?

by Erik Moshe

A short history of paid speeches and the politicians who gave them.

This Is What’s Needed to Win the Climate-Change Struggle

by Walter G. Moss

It’s the same thing MLK, Dorothy Day and Churchill possessed.

Let’s Consider Those Candidates While There’s Still Time

by Vaughn Davis Bornet

An unabashedly biased account of the presidents we should be proud of and the candidates we should worry about.

This Is Something Else the Leading GOP Candidates Don’t Understand

by Gregory Sumner

The president of the United States has to be a Moral-Leader-in-Chief

Justice Thomas Needs a Lesson in the History of the 2nd Amendment

by Patrick J. Charles

He also might want to reconsider Originalism. Oh, and the NRA once supported the position he now blasts as unconstitutional!

Dog-Whistle Politics: It’s a Tradition with the GOP

by Robert Brent Toplin

Donald Trump didn’t invent it.

Why Is the World So Crazy? Freud Can Help Us Understand.

by Eli Zaretsky

It’s time to bring him back.

We Shouldn’t Be Forcing Anyone to Make the Hard Choice Elia Kazan Faced

by Ron Briley

His story is worth remembering especially now.