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  1. The Day When We Almost Lost the Army

    By Joseph E. Persico, Spring 2012, Volume 62, Issue 1

    Debate over America's involvement in World War II came to a head in July 1941 as the Senate argued over a draft extension bill. The decision would have profound consequences for the nation. More >>>

  2. The Most Misunderstood Americans

    By John F. Kennedy, Articles in the Works, Volume 1, Issue 1

    It’s important to remember the contributions of Native Americans, as well as their mistreatment. More >>>

  3. The President, The People, And The Power To Make War

    By Eric F. Goldman, April 1970, Volume 21, Issue 3

    The Constitution of the United States declares in the plainest possible English: “The Congress shall have Power … To declare War.” Yet in the last twenty years Americans have fought two major More >>>

  4. Making History

    By Bernard A. Wei…, April/May 1982, Volume 33, Issue 3

    An Interview With Theodore H. White More >>>

  5. Vigilante Justice

    By Alan Valentine, February 1956, Volume 7, Issue 2

    The Vigilantes of San Francisco have been a legend and a byword ever since the 1850’s. According to one view they represented lynch law and violence; according to another they exemplified the A More >>>

  6. Reformer

    By Susan Jacoby, October 2004, Volume 55, Issue 5

    Overrated Susan B. Anthony, whose profile appears on the dollar coin. Anthony, who originally believed that the subjugation of women in society was rooted in reactionary religious and economic as More >>>

  7. How The Media Seduced And Captured American Politics

    By Richard C. Wade, February/March 1983, Volume 34, Issue 2

    A noted historian argues that television, a relative newcomer, has nearly destroyed old—and valuable—political traditions More >>>

  8. The Artist Of Defiance

    By Nathan Ward, September 1993, Volume 44, Issue 5

    By the end of September George Wallace had arrived in the polls; 21 percent of Americans were supporting the former Alabama governor for President, making him a credible third-party force in the rac More >>>

  9. The Enemies Of Empire

    By Harold A. Larrabee, June 1960, Volume 11, Issue 4

    To the question of acquiring new territories overseas, and owning colonies, one group of Americans answered with a resounding “No!” More >>>

  10. The Political Machine Ii: A Case History “i Am The Law”

    By Thomas Fleming, June 1969, Volume 20, Issue 4

    He came out of the Horseshoe, a teeming slice of downtown Jersey City that owed its name to a gerrymander of earlier decades. From the brutal poverty of those narrow waterfront streets crammed wit More >>>

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