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Life on Mars, Charlie Kirk's Last Questioner, Toxic Airplane Air, Costly Coffee, and the Return of Beards
What I'm Reading
Sep 15 • 
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Introducing: The Now It's History Quiz
How much do you really know?
Sep 12 • 
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Democracy and the Dems
A recording from Richard Galant's live video
Sep 11 • 
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Lee Drutman
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The Trump economy is making a huge bet
A clue to why he wants to take over the Fed
Sep 10 • 
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The one thing Putin, Xi and Trump can't outrun
And the book they should be reading
Sep 5 • 
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William F. Buckley's extraordinary life
The man who cleared the way for MAGA
Sep 3 • 
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August 2025

A Happy Anniversary
One year since the start of Now It's History
Aug 26 • 
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The political monster that refuses to die
Well before the Texas gerrymander, history dealt Elbridge Gerry a bad hand
Aug 24 • 
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Is there a Nobel Prize in Trump's future?
A chat with world affairs expert Frida Ghitis on a 'masterclass in manipulation'
Aug 20 • 
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Frida Ghitis
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The small Spanish town that foretold Ukraine
Guernica is a warning to the world
Aug 17 • 
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One man against the world
Timely lessons for the Trump era from the careers of Talleyrand ... and Napoleon
Aug 6 • 
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July 2025

The song that explains Billy Joel
A ballad from a real time and place
Jul 27 • 
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