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This Week in American History: Tariff Wars
One hundred ninety-three years ago this week, a truce of sorts on tariffs brought the country back from the brink of civil war.
March 11, 2026
Jonathan Horn
He Wanted to Teach Western Civilization. So He Quit Harvard.
Historian James Hankins argues that understanding the history of the Western tradition is the only way to preserve civilization.
March 9, 2026
Coleman Hughes
1HR 19M
The World the Fatwa Made
The Islamic Republic’s most dangerous weapon isn’t missiles. It is a few sentences. They will hang over us—even if the regime falls.
March 8, 2026
Jonathan Rosen
This Week in American History: The Fortress Washington Built Overnight
On this night 250 years ago, George Washington and his men ingeniously surprised the British in Boston—and paved the way for their first great victory…
March 4, 2026
Jonathan Horn
How the Iranian Regime Blew It
Tehran’s mullahs wanted to remake the Middle East. They’ve succeeded—just not in the way they hoped.
March 4, 2026
Aaron MacLean
Why AI (Probably) Won’t Take Your Job
Doomsayers and tech accelerationists miss how automation makes us richer.
March 3, 2026
Charles Fain Lehman
This Week in American History: Jefferson’s Words for a Fractured Country
Two hundred twenty-five years ago this week, America’s third president reminded us that freedom is what makes our country ‘the world’s best hope.’
February 25, 2026
Jonathan Horn
Modern Terrorism Was Born in the 1970s
International security correspondent Jason Burke on the radicals, hijackers, and government crises that reshaped global security.
February 25, 2026
Eli Lake
48M
This Week in American History: Washington’s Civil War
In 1861, the North and South battled over the father of our country.
February 18, 2026
Jonathan Horn
George W. Bush: What I Learned from George Washington
Few qualities have inspired me more than Washington’s humility, writes the forty-third president of the United States of the first.
February 16, 2026
George W. Bush
Is Your Life Morally Ambitious Enough?
The Dutch historian Rutger Bregman’s new book argues that talented people should stop playing it safe and start improving the world.
February 16, 2026
Coleman Hughes
1HR 8M
This Week in American History: Just Call It Washington’s Birthday
Presidents’ Day sounds all too much like a participation trophy for heads of state.
February 11, 2026
Jonathan Horn
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