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Uncle Andy: Old Hickory and Me in History Oct. 19, 2022
WASHINGTON — So I gave a talk on President Andrew Jackson, counting the ways he harshly steere... Read More
Why Can't Biden Stop This Invasion? Jul. 20, 2021
Article IV of the Constitution addresses the obligations of the federal government to the state gove... Read More
Conservative Distress Goes Way Beyond the Face on the $20 Bill Feb. 02, 2021
RANSON, West Virginia — Drive along U.S. 11 in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and here in West Virgin... Read More
Trump's Brazen Emoluments Violations Merit House Censure Jul. 29, 2020
The president of the United States is openly, repeatedly monetizing his office in ways that should j... Read More
Trump's Trail of Tears and Rage Jun. 24, 2020
Please pass the schadenfreude. How sweet it is. Let me count the ways. On this side of the Civil Wa... Read More
Trump Meets History Twin Andrew (Not Jackson) Jan. 22, 2020
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump boastfully likens himself to Andrew Jackson in the American pantheon... Read More
Let's Have Some Historical Perspective on Presidential Misconduct Dec. 06, 2019
This week, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee trotted out a trio of dispassionate legal expe... Read More
Trump's Shelving of Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Sends a Message Voters Should Heed. Jun. 06, 2019
The Trump administration couldn't have sent a clearer message about its disregard for the race and g... Read More
Journalists in Trump Times, Take Heart Oct. 13, 2017
Elijah Lovejoy was an abolitionist newspaper editor during dark times in America. Andrew Jackson, pr... Read More
President Trump's Secret Weapon May. 09, 2017
He can't go 10 minutes without saying something — let's be diplomatic here and call it ... pro... Read More
Trump and American History: The Wrong North Star May. 05, 2017
"I mean, had Andrew Jackson been a little later, you wouldn't have had the Civil War." — Presi... Read More
Who Cares? May. 03, 2017
I was about to get into it with my son about President Donald Trump's suggestion that Andrew Jackson... Read More
Bannon Getting Even With the Yankees Mar. 31, 2017
I'm onto you, Stephen Bannon. I know where you come from: Richmond, Virginia, the city on a hill by ... Read More
How Trump Affects the Presidential Rankings Feb. 23, 2017
Any president can change the future. Donald Trump stands out for his ability to change the past, wit... Read More
Trump's Inauguration Is Not Without Precedent Jan. 20, 2017
The United States has just had three consecutive eight-year presidencies, and it's only the second t... Read More
Trump Changes Dem Party May. 18, 2016
Donald Trump is not only changing the Republican Party, he is causing an overall partisan realignmen... Read More
Trump a Long-Lost, Not-So-Great Nephew to Jackson May. 13, 2016
WASHINGTON — Andrew Jackson, anyone? How about a new Trail of Tears? Let's go back to the 1830... Read More
Andrew Jackson Gets a Second Look After a $20 Misunderstanding Apr. 29, 2016
The inquiring mind of a young friend of mine, a junior at a Washington high school, wants to know: "... Read More
Hello to New Face, Goodbye to a Friend Apr. 27, 2016
A Money Changer When Harriet Tubman replaces Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, some critics will call ... Read More
The Way of the World, Hamilton, Jackson and Tubman Apr. 27, 2016
Susan Estrich is off this week. The following column is by Jamie Stiehm. One treasury secretary has... Read More
