How pioneering Black liberals battled Thomas Jefferson's "Dark Age"
A new book from Harvard scholar Keidrick Roy, “ American Dark Age: Racial Feudalism and the Rise of Black Liberalism ,” lays ...
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The story of White House 'trophy terms' offers a cautionary tale
The lessons of history about second-term presidents and second-term Republicans in particular are not just the stuff of ...
The Lessons of 1800
A mericans are headed to the polls today to cast their ballots in a crucial election. People are anxious, hopeful, and scared ...
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How Politics Hasn't Changed Since Jefferson
The most extreme accusations Democrats and Republicans hurl at one another today would be familiar to the Founding Fathers. In fact, the election of 1800 ...