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Religions and republics
Friends or foes?
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What’s a prez to do? Nixon and detente
Richard Nixon had been plotting his move for years. Looking back, it seemed as though his entry onto the national stage had been crafted with this in…
Mar 27
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A perfect storm
American politics since the 1960s
Mar 26
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From 1860 to 2024
The dubious path of righteousness
Mar 24
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What’s a prez to do? Lyndon Johnson and Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson had long dreamed of this. The tall, skinny kid with big ears from the Texas Hill Country had entered politics out of college, just in…
Mar 22
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Should we re-up?
America debates its world role
Mar 21
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The lottery effect
And the inevitability trap
Mar 20
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What's a prez to do? Kennedy and the Bay of Pigs
John Kennedy began to think he had underestimated his predecessor. In his 1960 campaign against Richard Nixon, Kennedy and his team had criticized…
Mar 19
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When the world met Washington
Courier, diplomat, spy
Mar 18
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Gallery of great ideas: Trade
Maybe it was a Neanderthal. Possibly Homo erectus. Conceivably this genius lies farther back in our genus. But at some point somebody decided that the…
Mar 15
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What’s a prez to do? Eisenhower lying in state
Presidents have traditionally tried to avoid getting caught lying. It's bad for their personal reputations and for the brand of the American presidency…
Mar 14
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Alternative history
Which is to say, fiction
Mar 13
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