politics

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• 10/20/19
  

  A Democratic GUT-Check: A Grand Unifying Theory of Democratic Victories

  by Jeff Bloodworth

  The preceding century of Democratic presidential politicking reveals that “electability” is not milquetoast, split the difference centrism. Historically, Democrats win when they adhere to a grand unifying theory (GUT).

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• SOURCE: Los Angeles Times
  10/13/19
  

  Americans have spent 230 years trying to rein in presidential misconduct

  by James M. Banner Jr.

  While freighted with danger, impeachment is the only instrument offered by the Constitution to bring an administration otherwise out of direct reach of the law to book.

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• SOURCE: Time
  10/10/19
  

  Could Trump Lose the Republican Nomination? Here's the History of Primary Challenges to Incumbent Presidents

  by Olivia Waxman

  While an incumbent President has never lost a primary nomination in modern U.S. history, these five challengers put up a serious fight.

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• SOURCE: AP
  10/12/19
  

  Historians Jon Meacham, Mark Summers, Keri Leigh Merritt, Michael Ross, Brenda Wineapple, and Benjamin Railton Featured in Article on Andrew Johnson and Impeachment

  As the impeachment inquiry of Trump unfolds, Johnson, never among America’s most famous presidents, though widely considered one of the worst, is attracting renewed attention.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  10/9/19
  

  Impeachment is the latest chapter in the battle between democracy and white supremacy

  by Carol Anderson

  The connections aren’t as obvious, but America’s front lines remain the same as they’ve always been.

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• SOURCE: The Hill
  10/4/19
  

  Ginsburg predicts historians will call this political era an 'aberration'

  Ginsburg offered her thoughts Thursday on how historians will view this period of American history.

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• SOURCE: Time
  10/7/2019
  

  Inside America's Political History of Problematic Relatives

  Since America’s early days, leading politicians have had to contend with awkward problems posed by their family members. 

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• SOURCE: WBUR
  10/2/19
  

  Heather Cox Richardson on How History Informs The Trump Impeachment Inquiry

  Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives could push for depositions to begin this week as Congress considers whether to impeach President Trump.

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• SOURCE: CNN
  10/2/19
  

  Historians on Trump: We've never seen anything like this

  by Elizabeth Cobbs, Kyle Longley, Ken Osgood, Jeremi Suri

  We are historians who have researched every president since George Washington, and we've never seen anything like this.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  10/01/2019
  

  Why Donald Trump is much more dangerous than Andrew Johnson

  by Sidney M. Milkis and Daniel J. Tichenor

  While both presidents are demagogues who faced impeachment, today’s political reality means that Trump can do more damage

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• 9/29/19
  

  Impeachment—a Tool to Prevent War?

  by Paul W. Lovinger

  We should only impeach the President if he starts a new war or uses a nuke.

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• SOURCE: Bloomberg News
  9/26/19
  

  Will Impeachment Backfire? Here's What History Suggests.

  Featuring the insights of historian Brenda Wineapple. 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  9/23/19
  

  America’s Secret History in East Asia

  by Alexis Dudden

  Japan and South Korea are at odds today because Washington has been playing favorites for decades.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  9/16/19
  

  Samuel Chase: The one Supreme Court justice who has ever been impeached

  The Senate Historical Office offers insight into the only Supreme Court Justice impeachment in U.S. History. 

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• 9/15/19
  

  The Apolitical Antidote to Unjust Politics

  by Steele Brand

  Throughout history apolitics guided the greatest minds living in the most unjust times. 

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• SOURCE: We're History
  9/12/19
  

  Gerald Ford, Impeachment, and The Difference Between Politics and Law Enforcement

  by Michael J. Socolow

  Though the pardon still haunts his memory, it’s time we viewed Ford’s act through the prism of distance and experience.

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• SOURCE: The Conversation
  

  Why the queen said yes to Boris Johnson’s request to suspend parliament

  by Laura Beers

  So why isn’t the Queen taking more criticism for giving Johnson what he wanted? One answer is that she had no choice.

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• 9/8/19
  

  The American Left Needs a Contemporary Thad Stevens

  by Van Gosse

  Protest, “resistance,” and speaking truth to power are no longer enough. Leftists need to think about how to wield power in our complex political system and Thad Stevens offers a valuable blueprint. 

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• 9/8/19
  

  The Democratic Presidential Candidates’ Ivy League Problem – and the Party Divide It Signals

  by Daniel K. Williams

  Every Democratic presidential nominee for the past thirty years has had a degree from either Harvard or Yale. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  8/30/19
  

  Globally, many evangelicals lean left: What that means for America’s future

  by David C. Kirkpatrick

  Conservatism isn’t the only option for religious voters.