This week marks 65 years since the United States dropped the atomic bomb.
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Progressive History Restored
The history of the Progressive Party explains the current direction of the Democratic Party.
The Original Comeback Kid
American presidents of both parties, all too often, need to be appreciated at a distance. Of the 20th Century chief executives, perhaps only Ronald Reagan holds up well under scrutiny.
New Deal Stacked Again
On December 15, thirty prominent academic associations lobbied Congress for the inclusion of funds for schools in the upcoming economic stimulus bill, adding higher education to other industries looking for federal aid in the midst of the economic turndown.
AmeriCorps Blowup
Magree that America needs significant educational reform. For Center for American Progress (CAP) affiliates, at least, the front lines of that reform start with the AmeriCorps.
Joe McCarthy Demythologized
In a recent critique of Blacklisted By History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America’s Enemies that appeared in National Review, historian Ron Radosh makes numerous assertions about the book by M. Stanton Evans that are completely unsupported by the work itself.
Joe McCarthy Freedom Fighter
As M. Stanton Evans shows in Blacklisted By History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America’s Enemies, Taiwan and South Korea might owe their freedom to the brawling Irishman from Appleton, Wisconsin.
Losing Our History
When giving a history quiz to a number of college students, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni failed four out of five students.
Academics Still “In Denial”
The Soviet Union fell 13 years ago, but its version of the history of communism still prevails in academia.
David Axelrod: Red Diaper Baby?
Several times I’ve written for The American Spectator on the person of David Axelrod, the figure most responsible for giving America two terms of Barack Obama. My first piece was a cover feature for the…