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Lyon Gardiner Taylor Jr.: A Historian Who Himself Was a Bridge To Another Era, Politico, December 26, 2020.
Rampant Lies, Fake Cures and Not Enough Beds: What the Spanish Flu Debacle Can Teach Us About Coronavirus, Politico, March 17, 2020.
Harris Wofford: The Eternal Optimist for a More Equal America, Politico, December 29, 2019.
How World War II Almost Broke American Politics, Politico, June 6, 2019.
Richard Goodwin: The Speechwriter Who Named the Great Society, Politico, December 30, 2018.
Bobby Baker: The 101st Senator, Politico, December 28, 2017.
The Great Town Hall Craze of 1816, Politico, March 4, 2017.
The MLK History Forgot, Politico, January 16, 2017.
Remembering Tom Hayden, Politico, December 31, 2016.
The Congresswoman Who Paved the Way for Hillary Clinton, November 30, 2016.
The Anxiety Behind America's Flag Complex, Politico, November 30, 2016.
The Greatest Presidential Comebacks, Politico, August 27, 2016.
What to Read, Watch and Remember to Understand the Political Conventions, Washington Post, July 21, 2016.
How LBJ Pulled off the Biggest Government Maneuver Since D-Day, Politico, July 17, 2016.
Five Times the Vice Presidential Pick Surprised Everyone, Politico, July 13, 2016.
The Speech That Set Off the Debate About America's Role in the World, Politico, December 29, 2015.
Born to Run and the Decline of the American Dream, The Atlantic, August 24, 2015.
Presidential Debates Weren't Always This Exciting, Politico, August 6, 2015.
What Hillary Clinton Can Learn from the Roosevelts, Politico, June 8, 2015.
The Making of the Marriage Equality Revolution, Politico, April 28, 2015.
The Craziest Conventions in U.S. History, Politico, March 12, 2016.
Remembering Julian Bond, Politico, December 29, 2015.
How An Infamous Movie Revived the Confederacy, Politico, June 22, 2015.
The Messiest Speakership Battle in History, Politico, September 30, 2015.
How Teddy Roosevelt Ruined Vacations for U.S. Presidents, Politico, August 18, 2015.
The Real Southerner Who Explains the Fictional Atticus Finch, Politico, July 19, 2015.
How Lincoln Became Our Favorite President, New York Times, April 29, 2015.
The Man Who Created the Lincoln We Know, Politico, April 14, 2015.
The Death of the Three-Time Candidate, Politico, February 8, 2015.
Franksgiving, Politico, November 26, 2014.
The Tragic Success of Freedom Summer, Politico,June 19, 2014.
The History of How We Came to Revere Abraham Lincoln, Smithsonian Magazine, February 2014.
Remembering the Gettysburg Address, New York Times, November 21. 2013
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Boomer Century, American Heritage, October 2005.
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Disunited Nations, American Heritage, August/September 2003.
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