Tag: History

"We were Ronald Reagan's favorite think tank," said Ed Feulner, Heritage's past and now interim president. (Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons photo)

Heritage must look to its heritage if it wants a future

Washington Examiner · May 7, 2017 12:54 pm

Actually, American history is the story of one cultural appropriation after another, from English law to Thai cuisine, to our great mutual benefit. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Cultural appropriation: A modest proposal

Michael Barone · May 4, 2017 4:01 am

The famous U.S. landmark was used by New England colonists in 1773. (Courtesy of Allie Caulfield/Flickr)

Boston Tea Party building from 1773 closed after construction accident

Anna Giaritelli · May 3, 2017 1:26 am

President Donald Trump speaks with Washington Examiner reporter Salena Zito, in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington D.C. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

National Security

Trump: ‘Why was there the Civil War?’

Kyle Feldscher · May 1, 2017 2:32 pm

Let’s take a moment to highlight some of the best moments provided by, and at the expense of, past presidents. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

8 of the best White House Correspondents’ dinner moments in history

Beverly Hallberg · April 28, 2017 7:00 pm

President Donald Trump speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 25, 2017, during the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's National Days of Remembrance ceremony. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

Trump, thankfully, uses teleprompter at Holocaust museum

Timothy P. Carney · April 25, 2017 3:45 pm

The first 100 days myth started during the remarkable whirlwind that was the start of President Franklin Roosevelt's presidency. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Give Trump a break: The fallacy of the first 100 days

J. Mark Powell · April 24, 2017 3:51 pm

Orbital ATK, received permission from Glenn's widow Annie, to name the spacecraft after husband shortly after his death in December. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

NASA honors John Glenn with first full 360-view rocket launch: Watch

Sean Langille · April 18, 2017 4:33 pm

Democrats voted for Trump because their jobs and communities had been disappearing and no one but Trump noticed or cared. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Fake history is worse than fake news

Noemie Emery · April 18, 2017 4:37 am

"Now it was never at this level, to be fair," Psaki said of Sean Spicer's Hitler comments. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama communications director Jen Psaki: ‘Every press secretary screws up’

Anna Giaritelli · April 16, 2017 4:14 pm

White House Easter Egg Roll photos throughout history: Warren G. Harding to Barack Obama

Madeleine Morgenstern · April 16, 2017 2:33 pm

Morano believed her secret to longevity was eating three raw eggs a day and remaining single. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)

Last known survivor of the 19th century dies at 117

Kelly Cohen · April 15, 2017 5:32 pm