Tag: American History

President Ronald Reagan speaks from the Oval Office.

Patriotism and Unity

Take a pause, think back on Reagan

David W. Wang · November 10, 2026 12:00 pm

At right, a selection of New York newspapers the day after President Bill Clinton testified before a grand jury on his relations with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky, Aug. 18, 1998; at right, President Barack Obama takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony under the image of Communist icon Che Guevara in Havana’s Revolution Square, March 21, 2016. (Marty Lederhandler/AP; Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

How Trump can navigate the rest of his term with a Democratic Congress

Tevi Troy · November 7, 2026 6:10 am

Supporters cheer as they watch early election results before Democratic Senate candidate Texas state Rep. James Talarico arrives to speak at an election night event in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.

More than a thumping, possibly a realignment

Michael Barone · November 4, 2026 2:37 pm

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Magazine - Your Land

Democrats simply don’t believe in America anymore

Conn Carroll · October 31, 2026 7:05 am

Independence Day July 4

Echoes of 1776 in today’s divisive politics

Michael Barone · October 28, 2026 2:13 pm

An ice cream vendor peers from his food truck where horse-drawn carriages wait for passengers at the entrance to Central Park, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, in New York.

New York City votes to end century-old horse-drawn carriage industry

David Zimmermann · October 22, 2026 6:43 pm

Donald Trump, left, and Zohran Mamdani, right, talk closely.

Trump decries Mamdani deal to ban New York City horse carriages: ‘So sad’

David Zimmermann · October 22, 2026 4:18 pm

Protesters affiliated with Students for a Democratic Society.

Equality, Not Elitism

The DSA is repeating the New Left’s mistakes

Howard Husock · October 22, 2026 6:00 am

Students on a college campus.

Patriotism and Unity

If Gen Z is sour on America, they’re being miseducated

Richard N. Lorenc · October 20, 2026 11:00 am

Howard zinn historian

An unhinged biography of left-wing historian Howard Zinn

Philip Terzian · October 17, 2026 8:40 am

Civilians walk by members of the West Virginia National Guard as they patrol at the World War II memorial on the National Mall in Washington.

America’s first monument is a lesson in how to honor our warriors

Amanda Johnson · October 14, 2026 6:00 am

Vintage illustration of an Aztec priest removing the heart of a victim as a sacrifice to the gods; engraving, 1889.

Beltway Confidential

When will Democrats recognize the brutal murder and genocide committed by Native Americans?

Christopher Tremoglie · October 13, 2026 9:24 am