Richard Nixon’s tapes and the psychology of division
New tapes from the Nixon White House show Nixon's pathologic prejudices against virtually every ethnic group, particularly his crude anti-Semitism.
Exploding tea party myths about American history
Jill Lepore's "The Whites of Their Eyes" is two distinct histories in the space of a single volume.
Springtime for Franco and Pope Benedict
In Spain recently, Pope Benedict made remarks that boil down to an outrageous defense of the 40-year fascist dictatorship of Gen. Francisco Franco.
“Secession balls” in 2010?
There were two stories about the beginnings of the Civil War this week: Georgia acknowledges slavery, while neo-Confederates ignore it.
