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History professionals can offer crucial insights on the great issues of the day. But best beware these stock phrases.
Erik Carter / The Atlantic; Getty What I Learned When Trump Tried to Correct the Record
The former president made an unusual effort to influence how historians will view him.
Katie Martin / The Atlantic; Getty The Next Great Generation
The class of 2020 will be remembered for all that it sacrificed.
Nina Berman / Noor / Redux Trump Steals a Page From Newt Gingrich
As a young congressman, Gingrich figured out how to weaponize cable TV.
Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Why the U.S. Can’t Solve Big Problems
The system of government gets in the country’s way.
Gene Blevins / Reuters A 1985 Recount Is Suddenly Relevant Again
In the fight over Indiana’s Bloody Eighth, Democrats won the seat, but lost the larger narrative.
John Duricka / AP Trump Needs to Demilitarize His Rhetoric
Anti-Semitism in the U.S. is nothing new. Still, it’s shocking to hear coded language—whatever the intention—come from the top.
Stephanie Keith / Reuters Trump’s Powerful Theory of Politics
The president has built his approach around a simple proposition: Republicans will always come home.
Jonathan Ernst / Reuters What Happened to Lindsey Graham?
The senator once said that perjury should merit removal for any high-level government official.
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