Interview

How Much is ‘Too Much’ Democracy?

Benjamin Barber / Facing South Jun 7, 2024 Voting rights journalist Ari Berman on opposing elite minority rule—centuries after the founders baked it into the system. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Opinion

Age Before Duty

Darrin M. McMahon / History News Network Apr 20, 2024 How did the founders think about age and its relationship to rights and power? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Closing Arguments in Trump Trial Aimed at Voters, History

LISA MASCARO and ERIC TUCKER / The Associated Press Feb 3, 2020 As the Senate prepares to acquit him on charges that he abused power and obstructed Congress, all that's left is for Americans to decide. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Is This Goodbye to the American Republic?

Paul Street / Truthdig Dec 20, 2019 As the U.S. teeters on the brink of fascism, more of the same ineffectual pushback and insincere leadership isn’t going to save the country. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

America Is Authoritarian by Design

Paul Street / Truthdig Oct 16, 2018 One by one, each of our institutions has fallen victim to minority rule. Our faith in the Constitution has been grossly misplaced. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Alexander Hamilton Worried About a Presidency Like Trump’s

By Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Sep 19, 2018 This isn’t the first time our democracy has faced the Founder’s nightmare—but it is the most dangerous. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Three Grievances America’s Founders Would Have Had Against Trump

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jul 4, 2018 In the section of the Declaration of Independence on grievances, there are a number of paragraphs that resonate with today’s politics. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Washington’s Turbulent Administration (1789-1796)

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig May 19, 2018 If President Washington was such a unifying force, why were the early 1790s so violent and contested? Dig deeper ( 17 Min. Read )

History Lesson for Democrats: Think Winning Elections, Not Impeaching Trump

Bill Blum / Truthdig May 7, 2018 As a remedy for misconduct, impeachment both overpromises and underperforms—and can backfire on its proponents. Work toward winning elections instead. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Counterrevolution of 1787? New Constitution, New Nation

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig May 5, 2018 In establishing a centralized government, American elites struggled to find a balance between a top-down system and a system of the people. The arguments that raged in the late 18th century linger with us today. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Whose Revolution? (1775-1783)

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Apr 7, 2018 For slaves and Native Americans, the Revolution wasn’t “radical”: It was one more colossal effort to enforce Western conservative values and preserve the privileges of whites and the rich. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Independence and Civil War (1775-1783)

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Mar 31, 2018 How the social and military experience of revolution shaped the diverse American republic. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )