Archive - Now It's History

My chat with presidential historian Alexis Coe

Trump at 100 days, US at 250 and learning from George Washington

Apr 29 •

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53:17

Bill Clinton riffed his way out of a jam

A taxing lesson for Donald Trump

Apr 27 •

J.D. Vance's strange role

The difference between prominence and power

Apr 22 •

The midnight ride of Paul Revere, 250 years later

The power of collective action

Apr 18 •

What not to say when the stock market gets 'yippy'

The tone-deaf reassurances of economists and politicians

Apr 13 •

Our new banana republic

Who knew we'd spend 2025 obsessing over tariffs?

Apr 7 •

Why Trump's tariffs won't last

Two administrations tried super-high tariffs; they both got swept away

Apr 5 •

March 2025

California high-speed rail's long ride to nowhere

Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson want a liberalism that builds things

Mar 31 •

'We shall see the reign of witches pass over'

How American democracy survived an administration that targeted immigrants and journalists

Mar 26 •

The real-life Rockefeller Center spy nest that launched James Bond

British agents used sex, break-ins and deception to counter the Nazis

Mar 25 •

48:11

Iceberg, right ahead

A Trumpian "transition period" for the economy is a risky leap in the dark

Mar 19 •

The Bernie Sanders vs. Elon Musk debate

Privilege has its obligations

Mar 12 •

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