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Is There Intelligent Life Among Republicans?

by Richard Striner

Conservative leaders say the GOP must not become the "stupid party." How's that going?

When John F. Kennedy Judged the Senate's Greats

by John T. Shaw

JFK didn't just write "Profiles in Courage" -- he also chaired a special committee to determine the best senators in American history.

George Washington's Flexible Constitutionalism

by Harlow Giles Unger

The next time someone complains Barack Obama is acting unconstitutionally, remember, that's how George Washington gave the office of president its powers.

Why Things are Looking Good for Israel

by Jonathan (Yoni) Shimshoni and Nimrod Hurvitz

The Arab Spring, Iranian sanctions, the Syrian civil war, and the fall of the Brotherhood in Egypt have all strengthened the Israeli strategic position.

The Tea Party Luddites

by Leonard Steinhorn

Like the Luddites, the Tea Party is raging against inevitable change.

Michael Barone: America a Multicultural Country from Our Colonial Beginnings [INTERVIEW]

by David Austin Walsh

The esteemed political commentator and popular historian talks about America's history of migration.

Chris Christie and the Legacy of New Jersey’s Rosa Parks

by Michael Stewart Foley

Christie is attempting to unmake the legacy of New Jersey civil rights icon and fair housing activist Ethel Lawrence.

Before Solomon Northup: Fighting Slave Catchers in New York

by Marjorie Waters

Solomon Northup wasn't the only black man in New York to face abduction from slave catchers.

The Surprisingly Central Role of Slave Women in "12 Years a Slave"

by Brenda E. Stevenson

Along with "Roots" and "Sankofa," the new Steve McQueen movie presents the most striking images of slave women put to celluloid.

General Giap was Hardly the Mastermind of the Vietnam War

by Lien-Hang Nguyen

By the early '60s, Giap had already been supplanted by Le Duan and Le Duc Tho.

Echoes from Dealey Plaza

by Larry J. Sabato

Why the Kennedy assassination continues to captivate America.

The President Should Take the Lead in Crafting Legislation

by Glenn Speer

Just ask Messrs. Wilson and Johnson.

How to Fix Congress? The States Should Propose a New Constitutional Convention.

by Richard Striner

Article V stipulates that two-thirds of the states can force Congress to call a constitutional convention.

Acting with Impunity: The Case of General Electric

by Lawrence S. Wittner

General Electric ships jobs overseas, doesn't pay taxes, and actively endangers Americans.

Why is the World War II Memorial at the Center of the Shutdown's Political Theater?

by Samuel J. Redman

The Greatest Generation still has a great deal of symbolic political power.

We Lost Our Humanity in Vietnam

by William J. Astore

Vietnam became an American killing field and a breeding ground for atrocity.

The True Value of Columbus's Voyages

by Joyce Appleby

Columbus may have left a contentious legacy, but there's no denying his voyages expanded the boundaries of European knowledge.

Black Hawk Down: The Real Story

by Jeremy Kuzmarov

Neither the United States nor the United Nations had clean hands in Somalia.

We've Never Seen Anything Like a Potential Debt Ceiling Default. Ever.

by David Austin Walsh

Economic historians explain why a debt ceiling default would be a very, very bad thing.

A Brief History of the Federal Debt Limit

by D. Andrew Austin and Mindy R. Levit

The Congressional Research Service reports on the history of the debt.