Gore Vidal: The Virgil of American populism
Despite being known as a man of the left, Vidal represented a populist backlash against mid-century liberalism
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American History
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Hot new conservative lie: The private sector invented the Internet
A Wall Street Journal writer claims the government doesn't deserve credit for building the Internet
Tuesday, Jul 24, 2012 8:46 PM UTC 91News American History
Europeanizing America
It's been done before -- including by the Founding Fathers and Lincoln
Tuesday, Jul 24, 2012 6:33 PM UTC 29Politics American History, Europe
No, America doesn’t need a national service
We're always told we need a "national service." But feel-good class-mixing gimmicks are no cure for inequality
Tuesday, Jul 10, 2012 6:40 PM UTC 58Politics American History
Is America more exceptional today than in 1776?
Unlike today's leaders, the authors of the Declaration understood that "American exceptionalism" had to be earned
Wednesday, Jul 4, 2012 5:30 PM UTC 61Politics American History
Francis Scott Key on trial
Land of the free? Remembering when the man who penned "The Star-Spangled Banner" defended slavery
Wednesday, Jul 4, 2012 11:30 AM UTC 46Life American History, Race
Earhart mystery solved?
On the 75th anniversary of Amelia Earhart's final flight, an expedition team says it can find her missing plane
Monday, Jul 2, 2012 1:28 PM UTC 13Life GlobalPost, Mysteries, aviation
The 1 percent’s first fight
Debates about the rich's influence in government are as old as the country
Saturday, Jun 30, 2012 3:00 PM UTC 12Politics American History, History
George W. Bush: Still the worst
A new study ranks Bush near the very bottom in history, due to delusional wars, reckless spending and inflexibility
Friday, Jun 29, 2012 11:30 AM UTC 145Politics George W. Bush, Editor's Picks
“The Mansion of Happiness”: Matters of life and death
What board games, "Stuart Little," cryogenics and death panels reveal about Americans
Sunday, Jun 24, 2012 9:00 PM UTCEntertainment What to Read, American History
God is a weapon
Presidential candidates have used religion to attack each other for centuries. An expert explains why -- and how
Thursday, Jun 21, 2012 2:00 PM UTCLife American History, History
America’s first neocon war
The War of 1812 gave us the first "hawks" in U.S. history
Tuesday, Jun 19, 2012 11:45 AM UTCPolitics American History
America’s war mistakes
President after president has fallen into similar traps when it comes to conflict. An expert explains why
Saturday, Jun 16, 2012 8:00 PM UTC 36Life American History, History
What gets declassified?
JFK assassination documents offer surprising lessons about government secrecy -- and Obama's presidency
Thursday, May 31, 2012 9:09 PM UTC 47Life American History
The new face of “Democrats are the real racists!”
The National Review's lame attempt at revisionist political history
Monday, May 28, 2012 11:45 AM UTC 101Politics American History
Faux history for the GOP
Republicans love David Barton and his new book, "The Jefferson Lies" -- even though it gets history wrong
Sunday, May 20, 2012 6:00 PM UTC 47Politics American History
America’s great divergence
The new innovation economy is making some cities richer, many cities poorer -- and it's transforming our country
Sunday, May 20, 2012 1:00 PM UTC 37Politics American History, U.S. Economy
America’s appalling holidays
From Loyalty Day to Confederate Memorial Day, a trip through our country's more disconcerting celebrations
Monday, May 14, 2012 7:35 PM UTC 90Life AlterNet, American History
Our real first gay president
Don't believe what Newsweek's cover tells you: The first gay president was James Buchanan more than a century ago
Monday, May 14, 2012 6:09 PM UTC 105Politics American History, Gay Rights
Is American decline real?
More and more thinkers are warning that our glory days are over, but their arguments are flawed -- and old
Monday, May 14, 2012 4:01 PM UTC 82Entertainment History, American History
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