Henry Clay’s Deal That Was No Deal: How the Compromise of 1850 Deepened the Slavery Crisis
admin Henry Clay's overriding idea was to appease both sides by getting each to give up something to get something.
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Psychic Soldiers, Mind Readers, and Dolphin Drones: The Cold War’s Weird Paranormal History
How Soviet séances and CIA remote viewers sparked a decades-long arms race no one was supposed to know about
Trump’s Proposed $250 Bill Is Everything the Founders Despised
George Washington actively opposed the U.S. Mint putting his face on coinage, as it would've resembled the reverence reserved for…
Trump Cut Nuclear Red Tape. Now His Administration Is Picking Winners.
This week, the Energy Department announced that it would give its surplus plutonium from dismantled warheads to five energy startups.
Is Private Equity Really ‘Buying Up the Rituals of American Childhood’?
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy says that capitalism is killing youth hockey and fueling a "crisis of resentment." But who exactly…
Republicans Shrug at Trump’s Outrageous Corruption
Any self-styled advocate for limited government should be furious about Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund, but few Republicans are willing…
The Least Surprising Headline Ever: ‘Blowing Up Boats Hasn’t Slowed Cocaine Traffic to U.S.’
"Blowing Up Boats Hasn't Slowed Cocaine Traffic to U.S.," The New York Times says in one of the least surprising…
Markwayne Mullin’s Less ‘Flashy’ DHS Is Using the Same Thuggish Tactics
Secretary Markwayne Mullin's latest idea is to stop processing international arrivals at airports in sanctuary cities.
The Libertarian Party’s New Leader Has No Interest in Playing Kingmaker
Evan McMahon, the new chair of the Libertarian Party, has no interest in helping Republicans get elected and has no…
Iran Is Turning America’s Sanctions Playbook Against It
The U.S. Treasury's sanctions enforcers are used to disrupting international trade. Now they're trying to open it back up in…