American History | History Rhymes

The Supreme Court Has Always Been a Hot Political Mess

By Brendan Wilson Furor over the Supreme Court’s recent activism has sunk its approval rating to 43%. Many, including Justice Sonia...

The Last Stands of History

By Brendan Wilson In the film 300, the last stand of Leonidas is depicted in a scene of machismo and gratuitous violence. Gerard Butler,...

Biden's Saigon

"The Taliban is not the North Vietnamese army." -President Joe Biden By Brendan Wilson “There’s going to be no circumstance where you...

Should We Fear the Money Cannon?

Will Biden’s ambitious stimulus plans overheat the economy? By Brendan Wilson Two weeks ago, President Biden signed his colossal $1.9...

Kill the Filibuster?

Is it time for Democrats to exercise the "Nuclear Option" and end the longstanding Senate tradition? By Brendan Wilson For two hundred...

Has the United States become a Banana Republic?

No, it has not. By Brendan Wilson Since November, Donald Trump has responded to his electoral defeat with unsubstantiated accusations of...

The Roaring 20s that Await

Can America recreate the greatest party in history? By Brendan Wilson Twenty twenty was the year a bevy of black swans dumped their seedy...

To Reunite a House Divided

Historically we are a divided nation, but things have gotten out of hand. By Brendan Wilson “This is a time to heal in America,” Joe...

The Dreaded October Surprise

Spoiler: 11th-hour Stories Rarely Tip the Scales

RIP RBG

Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the trailblazing women that came before her.

The Sex Scandal of Alexander Hamilton

Reynoldsgate; the sex scandal that nearly sunk Alexander Hamilton

Gross Hypocrites and Low-Lived Fellows

What the Founders Taught us About Negative Campaigning By Brendan Wilson After four tumultuous years, the nation braces for an election,...