Jun 30, 2026
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As the president's approval ratings sink to a low ahead of the midterm elections, is the end of the Age of Trump in sight, or will his politics endure? What of Donald Trump's presidency might last? When it comes to ideology, Trump is as difficult to...
Jun 26, 2026
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This is the seventh episode in a series marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, America's semiquincentennial.
He was the indispensable American. George Washington held together the Continental Army as its commander-in-chief...
Jun 24, 2026
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One of the most influential central bankers in U.S. history, Alan Greenspan, who chaired the Federal Reserve for 19 years, died on June 22. He was 100.
Greenspan was once treated as an oracle whose policies and arcane pronouncements moved...
Jun 23, 2026
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This is the sixth episode in a series marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, America's semiquincentennial.
The American Revolution was deeply rooted in Enlightenment philosophy and inspired by the principle of natural...
Jun 19, 2026
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The national mood was dour. Political scandals and a lost war cast long shadows. The economy was mired in stagflation. Americans were losing confidence in the future. It was the summer of '76 — 1976! Yet despite the tough times, millions celebrated...