Political History and Theory

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How a Treaty With France Helped Secure American Independence
February 6, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
A Conversation About the Best and Worst U.S. Foreign Policy Decisions
January 16, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The Best and Worst Foreign Policy Decisions in U.S. History
January 13, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
Sen. Arthur Vandenberg’s Conversion to Internationalism
January 10, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The Constitution, the War Power, and the Ludlow Amendment
January 10, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
The Senate Moves to Limit Trump on Venezuela
January 9, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
FDR’s “Four Freedoms” State of the Union Address Challenged U.S. Isolationism
January 6, 2026
By James M. Lindsay
A Review of The World’s Worst Bet: How the Globalization Gamble Went Wrong by David J. Lynch
December 8, 2025
By James M. Lindsay
Ten Anniversaries to Note in 2026
December 2, 2025
By James M. Lindsay
Remembering Those Whom Memorial Day Honors
May 23, 2025
By James M. Lindsay
U.S.-China Relations
April 15, 2025
By CFR Editors
TWE Celebrates Presidents’ Day
February 15, 2025
By James M. Lindsay
The President's Inbox Episodes by Topic (2024-2026)
January 6, 2025
By James M. Lindsay
Who Needs an Emir?
June 24, 2024
By Ebenezer Obadare
The OBJ of Illiberalism
May 29, 2024
By Ebenezer Obadare
The President’s Inbox Recap: Henry Wallace and the Origins of the Cold War
February 2, 2024
By Michelle Kurilla
Totalism and State-Society Relations in China
January 25, 2024
By Yanzhong Huang
New Book Examines the Colorful and Tumultuous Political Career of Henry Wallace
January 9, 2024
The World That Wasn't
Benn Steil
The President’s Inbox Recap: China’s Underground Historians
September 29, 2023
By Michelle Kurilla
The Rise of the Gangsta Militariat
August 28, 2023
By Ebenezer Obadare
How Today Is Like the 1890s
July 16, 2023
By Gideon Rose
The President’s Inbox Recap: The Fourth of July
July 6, 2023
Fourth of July Trivia Quiz
June 30, 2023
By James M. Lindsay