A Trumpian farce to make the ghosts of Jefferson, Madison and Vichy France’s victims weep
Former President Thomas Jefferson, President Donald Trump, and former President James Madison. Photo by Stock Montage/Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Robert Zaretsky
July 3, 2025
Last Friday, I received...
A great Jewish historian guided America away from war — is there no one to guide Donald Trump?
JFK signs the order of a naval blockade of Cuba, on Oct. 23, 1962. Photo by Getty Images
Robert Zaretsky
June 25, 2025
Tomorrow will mark the...
Bombing Iran, Donald Trump is triggering a tragedy that Thucydides foretold long ago
Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation from the White House on June 21, 2025 about the three Iranian nuclear facilities that...