Presidential greatness is rarely fixed in stone – changing attitudes on racial injustice and leadership qualities lead to dramatic shifts
While some Republicans want to put Donald Trump onto Mt. Rushmore, historians often change their views of presidents over ...
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5 Years Later: America Looks Back at the Impact of COVID-19
Nearly three-quarters of U.S. adults (72%) say the COVID-19 pandemic did more to drive the country apart than to bring it ...
Is eliminating the penny a good idea? Other countries have already done it
President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Treasury to stop minting the penny, reviving the debate over the future of America’s smallest coin.
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Born Enslaved, This Black Millionaire Attempted to Colonize Mexico and Aspired to Be the Emperor of Ethiopia
In 1904, two Americans boarded the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II and set off for Africa. One was Kent J. Loomis, brother to the ...
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In the early 1900s, Jewish immigration was at odds with Jewish assimilation
For American Jews in the early 1900s, it was American to oppose immigration in order to protect America. Yet it was Jewish to support Jews.
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As female representation hits new highs among states, constitutions still assume officials are male
Most states haven't modernized their constitutions to reflect the rise of women in politics. Among those that have are New York's, which became gender-neutral in 2001, and Vermont's, where voters ...
No, Trump can't run for a 3rd term — but he keeps talking about it. Here's what the president, lawmakers and the Constitution say on the topic.
The 22nd Amendment, which prohibits any president from serving more than two terms, would need to be changed, and while that ...
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This Historic Portrait of George Washington Is Being Restored to Its Former Glory
The 18th-century painting by Charles Willson Peale had previously been the subject of mismanaged restoration attempts. Now, experts in Versailles are bringing it back in line with the artist's origina ...
How Trump’s Canadian Oil Tariff Would Hit America’s Heartland
The 10 percent tariff the president said he might impose in March could cause U.S. refineries to cut production and lead to ...
How Progressives Froze the American Dream
The U.S. was once the world’s most geographically mobile society. Now we’re stuck in place—and that’s a very big problem.