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Pope Leo gets the last laugh
What Trump doesn't know about papal history fills volumes
Apr 19
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The most powerful weapon Trump has to open the Strait of Hormuz is the one he least wants to use
Hugo Grotius figured it out in 1609
Apr 12
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America is at war with a country it doesn't understand
Seven decades of wishful thinking on Iran
Apr 6
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March 2026
Trump faces a wrenching choice
Iwo Jima and the danger of 'boots on the ground'
Mar 28
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What Theodore Roosevelt learned in the Badlands
And why his presidential library is finally opening...in Medora, North Dakota
Mar 25
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J.D. Vance's Cactus Jack problem
As Trump flails, his veep faces the peril of being proven right
Mar 16
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The old soldier who warned against Trump's war
Hubris and an almost-forgotten war
Mar 11
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Charles Lindbergh's kidnapping nightmare
His remarkable flight and the wreckage that followed
Mar 6
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When presidents launch wars
Clement Zablocki's long battle to rein in executive power
Mar 2
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February 2026
When presidents become monarchs
My chat with constitutional law expert Corey Brettschneider
Feb 26
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The medal that Trump can't give himself
'The bride at every wedding' effect
Feb 25
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Donald Trump won't be thanking John Roberts
Tariff ruling ruptures relations between chief justice and president
Feb 20
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