Patriot Front is on the march. It’s selling a story about whiteness. Candice K. Travis - July 24, 2022 Here’s the story the group was peddling when it marched on Boston’s Freedom Trail — and in hundreds of other appearances so far this year
Memorial Day was political from the beginning. Here’s how the holiday was shaped by race and the Civil War. Lucy Britt - May 30, 2021 The holiday was political at its founding and could be understood as political again
Trump’s Fourth of July celebration is partisan and militaristic — just like the early Independence Day celebrations Simon Gilhooley - July 4, 2019 Americans in the 19th century wouldn’t have minded the partisanship or military parades, but would have balked at glorifying the commander in chief.
Surprised by those Fourth of July tanks? Here’s what political science can tell us about nationalism, patriotism and public opinion. Kathleen Powers - July 3, 2019 Nationalism doesn’t always involve militarism. And patriotism is different from both.
Planning a summer trip? 3 U.S. destinations to see before they change forever. Mike Gunter Jr. - May 27, 2019 From lobsters to glaciers, what a firsthand look teaches us about climate change
Breaking border laws is as American as it gets Peter Andreas - July 3, 2018 [caption id="attachment_75142" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Independence Day fireworks explode over the
Trump is not the only one who calls opponents ‘animals.’ Democrats and Republicans do it to each other. James Martherus and Alexander Theodoridis - May 21, 2018 https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/trump-compares-illegal-immigrants-to-animals/2018/05/16/3442ddf2-5948-11e8-9889-07bcc1327f4b_video.html President Trump’s comments during a roundtable on California’s “sanctuary” law have
Happy birthday, America! Here’s what you need to know about federalism. Andrew Rudalevige - July 4, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60600" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Independence Day fireworks light up the
Beach reading for the politically minded: Nixon, the Fourth of July and libertarians on the loose Andrew Rudalevige - July 15, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27141" align="alignleft" width="200"] Libertarians invade Michigan. You heard it
How do we evaluate a new and wacky claim? Andrew Gelman - July 12, 2011 Around these parts we see a continuing flow of unusual
Does July 4th Make Children Become Republicans? John Sides - July 1, 2011 bq. This paper investigates the role of Fourth of July