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October 15, 2026
Trump’s Midterm Strategy Harks Back to 1970
Forget hearts and minds, this path to power revolves around appealing to hate and anger.
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October 4, 2026
The Year Hollywood Changed the National Security Debate
In 1983, two movies sought to educate and alarm the public about the risks of new technologies.
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September 28, 2026
John D. Rockefeller Is a Cautionary Tale for Today’s Business Titans
The oil tycoon was celebrated as a pioneer before the public turned on him.
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September 21, 2026
Barack Obama and the ‘Most Electable’ Myth
The candidate perceived as the riskiest choice can sometimes offer the clearest path to power.
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September 14, 2026
How Congress Empowered Presidential War-Making After 9/11
Its effects continue to shape national security policy today.
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September 8, 2026
The Republican Origins of Medicare for All
A plan that a GOP senator proudly championed in 1970 is today seen as radical.
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August 31, 2026
Can Scandals Influence Midterm Elections?
They did in 2006—but only when framed by Democrats in one specific way.
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August 24, 2026
What Donald Duck Can Teach Trump About Going to War
President Franklin Roosevelt enlisted entertainers to make the case for fighting Germany and Japan.
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August 17, 2026
How Ronald Reagan Used Diplomacy to End the Cold War
A new movie shows how the president conferred with State Department experts before each meeting.
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August 10, 2026
Todd Blanche’s Confirmation Would Have Been A Scandal in 1973
Nixon’s “Saturday Night Massacre” triggered nationwide outage—and a firewall which is now gone.
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August 3, 2026
Special Treatment for Cuban Refugees Is No More
The Trump administration has rendered them as vulnerable to removal as other immigrants.
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July 27, 2026
Bill Clinton Ended Welfare and Paved the Way For MAGA
Republicans have since turned their attention to additional pillars of the social safety net.
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