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The Ghosts of Versailles
TIME editor Whittaker Chambers famously wrote about “The Ghosts of Yalta” after the fateful summit conference in that Crimean city in 1945. His
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Presidential greatness is rarely fixed in stone – changing attitudes on racial injustice and leadership qualities lead to dramatic shifts
A statue of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, sits in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Historians consistently have given
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A Tale of Two Culture Wars
In 1907, a Baptist preacher from New York City sounded the alarm on a culture war threatening both the Church and democracy in America:
Woodrow Wilson’s Christmas Grift of 1913
This article was originally published by George Ford Smith at The Mises Institute. We think of thieves as conducting their work when no one is
Poured Over: Adam Hochschild on American Midnight
“…One of the ways you can get into my cast of characters is by leaving a very detailed written record. Because that’s what we historians have
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Never Let a Crisis Go To Waste
Emergencies have been recognized as unique and special events for most of human history, something the dictionary definition confirms. On the
How the Supreme Court Blocked Congress’s Effort to Redeem the Administrative State
Two Harvard Law School professors, Cass Sunstein and Adrian Vermeule, recently published a book with the intriguing title Law and Leviathan:
New TV Series Spotlights Late NJ Legends
Frank Sinatra, Woodrow Wilson, Whitney Houston, Norman Schwarzkopf—have you ever noticed that so many interesting and prominent personalities have
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China—As a Chinese Sees It
“China-As a Chinese Sees It,” George Dsang July, 1947 In the article, “China’s Liberals Get Their Chance,” which appeared in a recent
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This Week in Princeton History for June 27-July 3
In this week’s installment of our recurring series, New Jersey’s governor worries that the colonists won’t support a college, a court rules in
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These Historical Figures Were Actually Horrible People
There’s an old saying that history remembers the victors. So today, we might assume that many people who have gone down in history were good
Woodrow Wilson, Prophet and Politician
“Good thoughts (though God accept them) yet towards men are little better than good dreams, except they be put in act.”Of Great Place by Fracis
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The History of Economic Sanctions as a Tool of War
Today, economic sanctions are generally regarded as an alternative to war. But for most people in the interwar period, the economic weapon was the
Letter to the Editor: The Most Corrupt President in American History Was Not Warren Harding
It has become commonplace for historians and scholars to compare presidential corruption to Warren Harding, claiming he is the standard to measure
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‘Land protectors’ step in as Winnemucca Indian Colony dispute simmers
Editor’s note: This report is part of a collaboration between KUNR and The Nevada Independent. The cold December air in Northern Nevada cuts deep.