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The Dwindling Jewish Representation And Evolving Composition Of The U.S. Supreme Court

Diversity on the Supreme Court: A changing landscape of justices from all backgrounds and walks of life.

Zenger

Cocaine in the White House: a brief history

The drug was found in the building this weekend – and it’s probably not the first time it’s been inside

The Guardian - US

For presidents, July Fourth is a day to chill or strut or get an earful of red, white and boo

Through history, the Fourth of July has been a day for some presidents to declare their independence from the public

The Independent UK

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Inside the lavish $1.55m estate visited by Theodore Roosevelt now for sale

The stunning home spans across five spacious floors, boasting seven bedrooms, two en-suites, and an additional five bathrooms

The Independent UK

Joe Biden calls Rishi Sunak ‘president’ by mistake on PM’s first White House visit

The Prime Minister laughed awkwardly at the exchange

Evening Standard

The Supermajority review: How the supreme court trumped America

Michael Waldman delivers a terrific if chilling account of how conservatives hijacked US democracy

The Guardian - US

Oppression in the South Was Not an Expression of Freedom

Freedom's Dominion argues Southern history was animated by "racialized radical anti-statism." The case is lacking.

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Commentary: Eisenhower's misgivings about military power still ring true

As an orator, Dwight D. Eisenhower was not in the same league with Abraham Lincoln or Franklin Roosevelt. His roster of memorable speeches numbers a grand total of two, a paltry total for someone who served eight years as U.S. president. Yet some five decades after his death, those two…

Tribune News Service

Expert: Charges show Trump not a "king"

Trump was just another example of a president acting as if he was king by just another name

Salon

Manhattan grand jury votes to indict Donald Trump, showing he, like all other presidents, is not an imperial king

A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict former President Donald Trump on March 30, 2023, for his alleged role in paying porn star Stormy Daniels hush money.

The Conversation

Silicon Valley Bank might have just blown up a banking regulation that was put in place at the depths of the Great Depression

Why deposit insurance matters: Without it, America's press secretary had to put his money under a mattress in the 1930s.

Fortune

Mismatch? Russia's growing dependence on China

"In love, there is always one who kisses, and one who offers the cheek." That French proverb was borrowed by Winston Churchill's daughter to describe the British prime minister's relationship during World War II with US president Franklin D. Roosevelt. When observing the optics of Xi Jinping's three-day state visit…

France 24

Daylight saving time 2026: When does the time change, and why?

When does daylight saving time begin in 2026? Here's a look at when the time changes this year, and why we change our clocks in the first place.

LiveScience

Anti-communist crusaders target Big Biz

The “communism” Republicans are fighting against is modern capitalism

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Zenger

These Trailblazers Were America’s 1st Black Meteorologists

When people of color were breaking into roles previously denied, African Americans became the first Black meteorologists

Reason

When in Doubt, Consult the Bible?

Writer Amity Shlaes had an interesting review of Ken Burns's The U.S. and the Holocaust in City Journal; I have no informed opinion on the review generally, but I was puzzled by one item: It is in the second episode that the filmmakers turn to Franklin Roosevelt, the only president…

Salon

Joe Biden might be a great president

Don't laugh: As a presidential historian, I can tell you that FDR and LBJ were also underestimated at first

Tribune News Service

Review: 'The Ghost at the Feast,' by Robert Kagan

NONFICTION: A vibrant journalistic history assesses the critical value of foreign policy in an age of U.S. isolationism.

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Here's how to fix the Supreme Court

Historian David Gans on the lessons of Reconstruction, when Congress enforced reforms on a stubborn Supreme Court

Tribune News Service

Review: 'War by Other Means,' by Daniel Akst

NONFICTION: The little-known story of pacifist activism during World War II, told through the lives of four people.

Tribune News Service

Francis Wilkinson: Raphael Warnock and Georgia’s long campaign

Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia works out of the Russell Senate Office Building, the oldest and most imposing of the Capitol buildings housing senators and staff. Built on a granite base with marble and limestone facing, the Russell’s high-ceilinged, Beaux Arts corridors have the feeling of a Parisian boulevard —…

The Guardian - US

Uniting America review: how FDR and the GOP beat fascism home and away

Charles Lindbergh casts a shadow over Peter Shinkle’s new book, which ends with a warning about Trump and his party

The Conversation

Remembering the veterans who marched on DC to demand bonuses during the Depression, only to be violently driven out by active-duty soldiers

The Bonus Army March is a forgotten footnote of American history.

Tribune News Service

Francis Wilkinson: Biden’s warning about democracy will go unheeded

President Joe Biden, who delivered what is likely to be an ineffective speech Wednesday night on the perils faced by American democracy, might want to keep in mind Sen. Gerald Nye of North Dakota.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Overt racism and antisemitism have become part of our political discourse. How did that happen?

The fact that the Republican Party has a vacuum for its policy platform isn't necessarily a problem for the U.S., even if the GOP does manage to take control of one or both chambers of Congress.

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