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pranks Feb. 28, 2016

Trump Falls Into Gawker Trap, Retweets MussoliniYou can’t make this stuff up, but you can make it happen.

By Chas Danner
history lessons Jan. 27, 2016

Did Hillary Clinton Channel Dixie’s View of Reconstruction?It was likely an innocent mistake, but she did seem to say she wished Lincoln had survived to cancel Reconstruction.

By Ed Kilgore
history lessons Oct. 31, 2015

Netanyahu Admits Holocaust Was Hitler’s IdeaThe Israeli prime minister had been widely condemned for suggesting the Final Solution was a Palestinian idea.

By Chas Danner
history lessons Nov. 15, 2011

Where Should Occupy Wall Street Head Next?Lessons from the Revolutionary War.

By Noreen Malone
history lessons July 29, 2011

Chambers of Doom: Is This the Worst Congress Ever?How the accomplishments of the 112th Congress stack up against famously awful sessions of yore.

By Chadwick Matlin