U.S. Politics

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Pope Francis smiling from inside a car as he leaves the White House in 2015.
Embracing the Pope–Selectively
Former President Jimmy Carter
Putting Ex-Presidents Back to Work
Howard Dean speaking at a rally in 2003.
How to Rise from the Political Deathbed
An array of non-lethal guns laid out on a table.
Taking a Big Bite Out of the Second Amendment
Allen Weinstein
Will They Be the National (Secret) Archives?
President George W. Bush and his wife Laura listening to a Missouri elementary student read aloud to them.
Can Bush Avoid the Curse of Re-election?
President George W. Bush sitting at his desk across from his dogs in 2005.
He’s Just a Prez Who Can’t Say No
George W. Bush at the White House in 2003.
Can Bush out-Hoover Hoover?
Pledge of Allegiance plaque
When Congress Tampers with the Court’s Independence
President George W. Bush in 2004.
Bush: Gaining on James Buchanan for Last Place
Portrait of General Winfield Scott.
When “Sensitivity” Has Opened the Road to Victory
President Gerald Ford in 1975.
The Forgotten Virtues of Gerald Ford
A woman voting in the early 20th century.
Could We Postpone the Election — Even If We Wanted To?
John Kerry addressing reporters in 2015.
What’s a Convention For, Any More?
Protesters against the an anti-gay marriage amendment on the 2012 election ballot.
The Gay-Marriage Amendment: A Danger to the Constitution
Ronald Reagan toasting at a State Dinner during his presidency.
Behind the Reagan Myths, a Mediocre Presidency
Reagan in 1982.
Measuring Reagan for Greatness
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver in 2007.
An Immigrant in the White House? But Will It Be Arnold?
President Nixon photographed through a window explaining release of edited transcripts, April 29, 1974
Will There Be a Last Nixon Cover-Up?
Artistic rendition of Space Station Freedom with the STS Orbiter Vehicle
No Cheap Ticket to Outer Space
Howard Dean in 2014.
How Dean Followed in Goldwater’s Steps
George H. W. Bush Speaking in St. Louis, 1988. Behind him is Missouri Governor John Ashcroft.
The Danger of Scaring the Voters
An official portrait of Vice President Dick Cheney taken in 2005
Cheney: Silent Partner to the President
Most U.S. casualties, like these in a C-17 military transport aircraft, return to Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware. (unknown date)
For Mom, Blueberry Pie — and Iraq?