The long view of history highlights some compression towards the present.

From an essay published in 1946. There is no end to the illusions of patriotism. In the first century of our era, Plutarch mocked those who ...

In the comments to yesterday's post, Doghouse Riley posed a question about President Obama's rhetoric in his Inaugural Address and ...

History reminds us that at every moment of economic upheaval and transformation, this nation has responded with bold action and big ideas. ...

... a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of ...