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Thomas Jefferson
The Road to a New American Aristocracy
Labor Secretary Elaine Chao in 2005.
Written With the Blood of Miners
Marines from 1st Battalion 7th Marines enter a palace during the Battle of Baghdad.
Iraq War a Major Departure in American Foreign Affairs
Immigrants on ocean steamer passing the Statue of Liberty, New York City, 1887.
Strangers in the Land: An Old Theme Replayed
Portrait of President James K. Polk from 1846.
The Lessons of Mr. Polk’s War
Col C.B. Winders shooting a gun in the 1910s.
Reconstructing the Second Amendment
President George W. Bush shakes hands with China's President Hu Jintao following his visit and meeting Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008, with the Chinese leader at Zhongnanhai, the Chinese leaders compound in Beijing.
What Open Skies Can Do For Chinese-American Relations
People arriving at Ellis Island in the early 20th century.
Noncitizens have the obligations of citizens-so why not the right to vote?
John F. Kennedy and Dr. Alvin Weinburg at the Graphite Reactor Oak Ridge National Lab in 1959.
The Dangers – Then and Now – of a Pre-Emptive Strike
San Francisco earthquake 1906
San Francisco 1906 and Katrina 2005: The Increasing Costs of Unpreparedness
President George W. Bush meets with his cabinet after his re-election.
The Founders Never Imagined a Bush Administration
Henry Ford with a Model T in 1921.
What Bill Ford Is Learning from Great-Grandpa
US Capitol, meeting place of Congress.
After Past Scandals, Real Reforms
President George W. Bush addressing Congress in 2001 with Vice President Dick Cheney and House Speaker Dennis Hastert standing behind him.
Wartime Powers: Lincoln’s Restraint, Bush’s Excess
Engraving of René Descartes.
A Triumph for Religion as Well as Science
Photo of a healthcare worker holding an elderly person's hand.
Ducking Out on Retiree Benefits
Portrait of Thomas Paine from 1792.
Paine’s Counsel for a New Time that Tries Men’s Souls
Herbert Hoover
We Could Use a Man like Herbert Hoover Again
The United States Army Drill Team.
Should the Military Take Charge in Emergencies?
A Mobil gas station in 1982.
A Case for Gasoline Price Controls
Pledging his support, President George W. Bush talks via telephone to New York Governor George Pataki and New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
Wilson and Bush: Unready Internationalists
Judge John G. Roberts, Jr. during a meeting with Senator Patrick Leahy on August 29, 2005
Give Roberts Some Breathing Room
Two baseballs.
Why Dick Allen Never Reached the Hall
Atomic bomb damage on Hiroshima gas building.
Time to Confront the Ethics of Hiroshima