Behind the Scenes: the enigma of Franklin Pierce.
My upcoming in-depth YouTube video examines the tragic, frustrating life of the 14th President.
Sean Munger
The Iraq War, 20 years on: what we failed to learn.
America flunks history class yet again. There's no excuse this time.
Historic Photo: Aftermath of the Great Blizzard of 1888, New York City.
"All Quiet on the Western Front" and the meaning of World War I.
This classic story still resonates today because of the profound questions the war left unanswered.
Tragedy and farce: "Mister Roberts" and the not-so-Greatest generation.
Why fascism is on the rise again, and why it's so hard to stop it.
The road to dictatorship is paved with reply guys and tone police insisting, "It can't happen here."
Historic Photo: "Radio Row," New York City (later the World Trade Center site), 1936.
This area, whose shops used to sell old vacuum tubes, became one of the most tragic places in U.S. history.