A forgotten—and bloody—chapter in early American history

What can’t go on forever, won’t

A page-turning look at a “creative freak of capitalism”

Entrepreneurs think they can convince Washington to leave them alone. History suggests they should think again.

Economic lessons from a Spanish Jesuit

Lessons from the First World War

When another president opted against seeking reelection

History repeats itself

Abandoning Hamilton’s fundamental maxim

How staggering debt became the new norm

The record suggests that wholehearted support of markets can be a winning electoral strategy—and good policy

How the first treasury secretary laid America’s financial foundation

From Hamilton to the fiscal brink

Checking in from around the world

What we honor on the Fourth of July

Getting Coolidge wrong on civil rights

How to come together in a polarized age

Death in the White House

We should be skeptical of grand plans couched in terms of economics

Taft, Coolidge, and a turning point in American legal and political history