Tag: History

A vandalized statue of Christopher Columbus is seen at Bayfront Park in Miami on June 11, 2020. (Eva Marie Uzcategui Trinkl/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

In Columbus’s wake

Varad Mehta · October 17, 2025 4:17 am

Casket of CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk

Beltway Confidential

On Charlie Kirk’s birthday, Congress pushes to honor his legacy

Pedro Rodriguez · October 15, 2025 11:28 am

American and Israeli flag pair on desk.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

America’s fraught history with antisemitism

Mark Judge · October 14, 2025 6:00 am

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks at a press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Thune draws flak for ‘Native American Day’ post

Brady Knox · October 13, 2025 7:21 pm

Christopher Columbus is believed to be from Genoa, and Italian-Americans were the ones who first lobbied for a Columbus Day celebration in the U.S. (Wikipedia)

Beltway Confidential

‘We’re back, Italians,’ Trump proclaims in recognition of ‘hero’ Christopher Columbus

Christopher Tremoglie · October 13, 2025 11:05 am

This photo provided by Erin Scott O'Brien shows her grandparents, Charles and Adele Paddock, who fell in love and married in Italy in 1946 and brought a 1,900-year-old Roman tablet to New Orleans. (Courtesy Erin Scott O'Brien via AP)

A long-lost ancient Roman artifact reappears in a New Orleans backyard

Associated Press · October 11, 2025 1:29 pm

Gavin Newsom is seen at a press conference.

Newsom approves agency to administer slavery reparations

Emily Hallas · October 10, 2025 10:54 pm

French aristocrat Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette arrives to a hero’s welcome in New York City for a tour of the United States on Aug. 15, 1824. (Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Lafayette’s tour of a transforming America

Carl Paulus · October 9, 2025 11:35 pm

Church of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey. (Getty Images)

A world tour of Christianity

Micah Mattix · October 3, 2025 2:30 am

Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara points to a map of Vietnam during a press conference in Washington, D.C., on April 26, 1965. (Marion S Trikosko/PhotoQuest/Getty Images)

At war with Bob McNamara

Jack Baruth · October 3, 2025 12:20 am

A woman clutches a U.S. flag as she and applicants from 20 countries prepare to take the oath of citizenship in commemoration of Independence Day during a Naturalization Ceremony in San Antonio, Thursday, July 3, 2025.

How can we expect immigrants to embrace American values if we don’t?

David Harsanyi · September 23, 2025 2:00 pm

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and James Norton in King and Conqueror. (Lilja Jons/Courtesy of BBC)

Woe to the conqueror

Will Collins · September 19, 2025 4:14 am