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Charles Lindbergh's kidnapping nightmare
His remarkable flight and the wreckage that followed
Mar 6 • Richard Galant
When presidents launch wars
Clement Zablocki's long battle to rein in executive power
Mar 2 • Richard Galant

February 2026

When presidents become monarchs
My chat with constitutional law expert Corey Brettschneider
Feb 26 • Richard Galant and Corey Brettschneider
45:53
The medal that Trump can't give himself
'The bride at every wedding' effect
Feb 25 • Richard Galant
Donald Trump won't be thanking John Roberts
Tariff ruling ruptures relations between chief justice and president
Feb 20 • Richard Galant
Six presidents we can learn from
Arthur, Buchanan, Carter, Lincoln, Monroe and Trump
Feb 16 • Richard Galant
The gentleman who discovered the beating heart of capitalism
He called it 'creative destruction.' AI could prove him right
Feb 13 • Richard Galant
The president who failed — and the cabinet that abetted him
James Buchanan surrounded himself with yes-men
Feb 4 • Richard Galant

January 2026

ICE's tough-guy moment fails disastrously
Two are dead as agents trample over the Constitution
Jan 27 • Richard Galant
Donald Trump's Greenland gamble
The ultimate short-sighted move
Jan 19 • Richard Galant
The $10 burglary that changed the rules for police shootings
A landmark Supreme Court case
Jan 13 • Richard Galant
The first No Kings Day was 250 years ago
Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’
Jan 10 • Richard Galant
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