In this episode of Tax Notes Talk, Tax Notes contributing editor and historian Joseph J. Thorndike discusses President ...

Rapidly approaching the century mark, I have the distinct advantage of seeing where we have been as a country.

The holiday hasn’t been celebrated on Washington’s actual birthday of Feb. 22, or any other president’s birthday, for more ...

The U.S. shrugged when Thomas Jefferson blocked funding for a program he hated. Richard Nixon did the same with programs he didn’t like.

The new administration may transform our constitutional order fruitfully yet again, or it may accelerate a final degeneration ...

Since taking office, the Trump administration and DOGE have been seeking to unilaterally override the spending plans set by Congress.

Leuchtenburg's notable books include "Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal" and "The Perils of Prosperity," a history of the U.S. from World War I to the peak of the Great Depression.

The tradition of starting inauguration with a private service started with President Franklin D. Roosevelt ... and the church agreed. Roosevelt had such a great experience, that he asked for ...

Answer: D. Though best remembered for ... Entering office at the depth of the Great Depression and amid increasing bank failures, Roosevelt used the first of his record four inaugural addresses ...

The Great Depression doesn’t need too much of an introduction since we all learned about it extensively during history class ...