Historian Julian Zelizer gathered an esteemed group of American historians at Princeton to assess the Trump presidency. Here is a taste of Jennifer Schuessler’s piece at The New York Times: From the day he took office, Donald J. Trump had […]
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Will a third political party emerge?
Some are suggesting that the Republican Party could split into principled conservatives and Trump populists. The next four years will also reveal the depth of the divisions within the Democratic Party. How hard will the progressives in the party challenge […]
Here is the article of impeachment against Donald Trump
There is a very good chance that Donald Trump will be the second president in United States history to be impeached by the House of Representatives. Read the article of impeachment here. And here: Resolved, That Donald John Trump, President […]
Six Historians on Trump’s Acquittal
Over at Time, Olivia Waxman asked Carol Anderson, Jeffrey Engel, Kevin Kruse, Barbara Perry, Manisha Sinha, and Brenda Wineapple to reflect historically on Trump’s acquittal. Here is Sinha: I think the person who was a real profile in courage [Wednesday] was […]
Making Sense of Marco Rubio’s Statement on Impeachment and Removal
Here is Rubio’s statement: Voting to find the President guilty would not just be a condemnation of his action. If I vote guilty, I will be voting to remove a President from office for the first time in the 243-year […]
Episode 61: Impeachment 101
Are you watching Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial? Are you trying to make sense of it all? We want to help. In this episode we talk with CNN presidential historian and Southern Methodist University professor Jeffrey Engel on the history […]
Engel on Trump’s Impeachment Trial: “guilty, yet acquitted”
I am really excited about chatting today with presidential historian Jeffrey Engel, director of Southern Methodist University’s Center for Presidential History. Engel is the co-author of Impeachment: An American History and is often seen commentating on presidential impeachment at CNN. Engel’s […]
The Meaning of D-Day
Here is a taste of SMU’s Jeff Engel‘s piece at The Washington Post: Lives were lost every day of the war — in the Soviet Union, one life every four seconds — but D-Day holds a special place in American memory […]
How Impeachment Works
Listen to Jeffrey Engel of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University and co-author of Impeachment: An American History:
Presidential Historian: “Trump has none of the traits the founders thought essential for presidents”
Here is Jeffrey Engel, director of Southern Methodist University’s Center for Presidential History: This willingness to put country before self is why Washington’s presence lent legitimacy to the controversial convention, why delegates immediately voted him the presiding chair and why […]
Just Catching Up On Some Light Reading
Nothing to see here. Just perusing some of the new books on my shelf:
The Role of Historians in “Unfaking the News” (#AHA19)
Matt Lakemacher of Woodland Middle School in Gurnee, IL reports on a very relevant panel held at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association. You can read all his posts here. Enjoy! –JF This afternoon’s AHA19 panel, “Unfaking the News: […]