History

Trump lays out chilling blueprint for second term

PLUS: Remembering the Vietnam War, which ended on this day 49 years ago

Apr 30 •

Never vote for a crazy man, me boys!

PLUS: Trump on trial and why the jury must uphold the justice system that he attacks daily

Apr 16 •

Democracy dies at high noon

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. — George Santayana I have been thinking about Treblinka, Auschwitz, Majdanak…

Apr 13 •

A tribute to FDR

Franklin Delano Roosevelt died 79 years ago today. Every American should remember his epic life and service to the cause of humanity. He was a titanic…

Apr 12 •

“America First” means a more dangerous world

The Nazis told the world precisely what they would do to the Jews for nearly 20 years in January of 1942, when Reinhard Heydrich convened a lunch…

Apr 8 •

Remembering MLK and RFK

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated 56 years ago, on April 4, 1968. In today’s video commentary, I recall the speech he gave the night before he…

Apr 4 •

Freedom is never free

The inscription on the remnant of the ghetto wall in Krakow is written in Yiddish and Polish. The words tell an inescapable and uncompromising truth…

Apr 4 •

The wisdom of Edward R. Murrow and NBC’s disgrace

The journalism disgrace at NBC/MSNBC is historic. Do not doubt that. The hiring of a fascist, Ronna McDaniel, who is an election denier and serial liar…

Mar 23 •

"The storm is coming..."

I’m going to share something evil with you this morning, and I would like for you to consider reading every word of it slowly. In fact, I’d like for you…

Mar 20 •

The most important history lesson of the 20th century

There are two exceptional essays that have appeared on Substack over the past few days that I implore you to read. The first is by Steven Beschloss…

Mar 19 •

"Trump and Hitler" is more than a sensational headline

PLUS: I joined Adam Epstein on the "Dirty Moderate" podcast

Mar 12 •

The choice that will define the next generation of American life

“It’s time to unite!” This was what Governor Glenn Youngkin said when he endorsed Donald Trump this week. Have you heard the call? Have you been lured…

Mar 9 •

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