The experiences of Donald Trump’s predecessors remind us of the dangers inherent in the inevitable human frailty of the very powerful.
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed the use of racist literacy tests and poll taxes to ban Black voters. It came too late for Black voters in Ocoee, Florida.
With President Joe Biden out of the presidential race, the Democratic Party will have to find another nominee. Past methods of choosing have had their flaws, but also their successes.
The public hearings of the House Jan. 6 investigative committee will deal with unprecedented events in American history, but the very investigation of these events has strong precedent.
Journalists want to be first to tell the public who won, but the 2020 election night news frenzy may be very different from past years’ coverage.
On March 12, 1933, President Roosevelt addressed the nation from the Oval Office during a time of great crisis. That ‘fireside chat’ proved broadcasting’s power as nothing before or since.
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