Robert S. McElvaine

Historian Robert S. McElvaine teaches at Millsaps College. He is the author of "Eve’s Seed: Biology, the Sexes, and the Course of History." His latest book, "The Times They Were a-Changin’ – 1964: The Year the Sixties Arrived and the Battle Lines of Today Were Drawn," has just been published.

Franklin D. Roosevelt; Joe Biden; Lyndon B. Johnson

Joe Biden's first two years: He could be a president on par with FDR and LBJ Robert S. McElvaine

Donald Trump

Trump's idiotic "trading cards" are the last straw for Republicans — but in God's name, why? Robert S. McElvaine

A man scowls as he confronts a pro-choice demonstrator outside a pregnancy center in Little Rock.

Abortion and authoritarianism: Why women's freedom threatens male supremacy Robert S. McElvaine

Vladimir Putin; Mohammad Bin Salman

OPEC's October Surprise: Higher gas prices a boon to Putin, the Saudis — and Republicans Robert S. McElvaine

Marjorie Taylor Greene; Lauren Boebert; Paul Gosar

Who's a "conservative"? Not these folks — the word has become meaningless Robert S. McElvaine

Freedom Summer School

A short history of fake history: Why fighting for the truth is critical Robert S. McElvaine

Chuck Schumer; Joe Manchin; Mitch McConnell

Seven days in July: America's moment of political climate change Robert S. McElvaine

Black Lives Matter flag

Racism, policing, politics and violence: How America in 2022 was shaped by 1964 Robert S. McElvaine

Seven days in June: A coup more effective than Donald Trump's Robert S. McElvaine

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