Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigSep 2, 2018
Demands for the outright end of slavery stayed on the fringe as the nation tumbled toward civil war. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigAug 18, 2018
President Polk, and generations of sympathetic historians, told the American people the conflict was justified. But what if it was just blatant imperialism? Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )
Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigJul 28, 2018
He was a historic champion of the common man, but he was also a power-obsessed bigot and perhaps the most divisive U.S. president ever. Dig deeper ( 27 Min. Read )
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E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigJul 20, 2016
Republicans who are not in the least progressive have reason to mourn what may come to pass: the transformation of the party of Lincoln and Dwight Eisenhower into the party of Trump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Richard Reeves / TruthdigFeb 22, 2013
If I were a Republican activist, I think I would give up reading political journalism for a while. I might even turn to reading history, say the history of whatever happened to the Whig Party. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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