In 1923, an avowedly disinterested president collapsed of a heart attack, and the world wept. As head of state, the president’s duties transcend mere politics.
The Role of the American President
How A Bad Economist, 1912 RNC Delegates, and Sand Made the World Suck
If you feel like everything is awful right now, you’re not alone. Put blame where it belongs: a con-artist economist, pro-Taft delegates at the 1912 RNC, and sand.
“Versailles on the Potomac”: The Brilliant Design of Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. is a rather modest capital for the most powerful government in the world. Why is that?
World War I in the American Imagination
Despite the tendency of Americans to gloss over World War I, it is honored by nearly ten thousand memorials spanning the United States. How did the “Great War” become so forgotten in the American imagination?
The Immortal Life of Silvio Berlusconi
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is seemingly invincible. Why?
