List of United States articles
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A woodcut style illustration depicts Donald Trump as Julius Caesar An American Caesar
Comparing two leaders, two millennia apart.
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An illustration shows a Nazi-uniformed hand holding a fountain pen that breaks the globe into spheres of influence. How a Nazi Jurist Captured Imaginations on the U.S. Left and Right
It’s Carl Schmitt’s world, and we’re all just living in it.
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An illustration shows Chairman Mao being driven in a car past a sea of red flags. In the foreground is Donald Trump in a similar pose driven in a golf cart. Is This an American Cultural Revolution?
Liberal critics charge Trump with creating a cult of personality not unlike Mao Zedong’s.
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A woodcut style illustration shows a George Washington's face low down on a dollar bill rolling his eyes. How Low Can the Dollar Go?
It took a decade for the U.S. economy to recover from Nixon. This time could be worse.
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An illustration depicts a lectern with a presidential eagle seal on it. Leaves fall off a branc in one of the eagle's talons. A Trump-like figure looms above. The Human Rights Presidency
Jimmy Carter made foreign policy feel moral again, but that era might be over.
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A woodcut-style illustration depicts Donald Trump on one end of a face card with Boris Johnson on the other. Both hold mirors. Ranking the Strongmen
In an era defined by vanity, the U.S. president outdoes all his populist peers.
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A woodcut style illustration depicts five U.S. presidents, Lincoln, Roosevelt, Nixon, Bush, and Trump Is Trump’s Use of Executive Power Really So Different?
Presidents of both parties have relied on expansive authority to achieve their goals.
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Trump and Hegseth sit side-by-side at a table. The U.S. flag is behind them. Hypermasculinity Is Driving U.S. Foreign Policy
Trump’s approach to Iran shows that America’s crisis of manhood has hit the global stage.
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New York mayoral candidate, State Rep. Zohran Mamdani (D-NY) speaks to supporters during an election night gathering in the Queens borough of New York on June 24. Will the Rich Flee New York if Mamdani Becomes Mayor?
A progressive candidate’s primary win is causing panic among the city’s upper classes.
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Graduates from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government celebrate during the university’s 374th commencement in Cambridge, the United States, on May 29. Harvard Should Prepare to Move Abroad
CEU’s experience in Hungary shows that no amount of prestige or endowment can shield a university from determined state hostility.
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A giant panda's tongue hangs out while eating. The Expedition That Launched a Century of Panda-Mania
A new book details how the United States helped create a truly political animal.
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The book cover of Michael Luo's Strangers in the Land. The Forgotten Stories of the Chinese in America
‘Strangers in the Land’ illuminates a dark, enduring period of U.S. history.
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President Donald Trump and his national security team meet in the Situation Room of the White House, Saturday, June 21, 2025. The War for Trump’s Ego
The attacks on Iran by Israel and the United States were really about less than they seem.
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U.S. President Barack Obama smiles during as summit. Trump’s Iran Deal Withdrawal Comes Back to Haunt Him
Experts say the 2015 nuclear deal constrained Tehran’s nuclear ambitions better than the recent U.S. strikes.
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A counterterrorism officer stands in front of Trump Tower in New York on March 30, 2023. Terrorism Means Something Different Now
The firewall between violent nonstate actors and conventional warfare has become highly permeable.
