The Intersection of History and Politics

• Why Does Ukraine Matter? Wendell Willkie Told Us in 1940.

• What the Election of 1800 Can Teach Us About Democracy … And About Supreme Court Nomination Battles

• 7 Books About Unsung Women in American Political History

• What Might Donald Trump and Theodore Roosevelt Have in Common?

Presidential Campaign Chronicles

• Why Texas might never have joined the United States were it not for the 1844 presidential election

• Was “The Wizard of Oz” Influenced By the 1896 Presidential Election?

• If All You Know About the Election of 1800 is What You Learned From “Hamilton,” Well, the Reality is Even Crazier

• The First Woman Candidate for President Ran in 1872

• The Most Unorthodox Presidential Candidates in U.S. History

Travel Essays and Road Trips

History Road Trips

• Presidential Road Trip Through Virginia

• American Democracy Road Trip

• Atomic tourism: Road trip into the dawn of the nuclear age

Travel Essays

• Spinning Prayer Wheels in the Himalayas

• Chasing the Spirit of Moses

• Athenians, Buses and Automobiles