Robert S. McElvaineA Plan to Pull America Back from the Abyss“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise — with…Jul 11Jul 11
Robert S. McElvaineSeventy Years Later, The Bloodstains on White Marble Steps Will Be All-Too-RealExactly seventy years and four weeks after the Supreme Court unanimously did the unmistakably right thing against racism in the Brown v…Jun 15Jun 15
Robert S. McElvaineThe Most Precarious Year“The most important election in American history.” “The nation is at a crossroads.” “Unprecedented.” “Inflection point.” …Jan 2Jan 2
Robert S. McElvaineA Most Useful New Word for Our Times: Idionutby Anne McElvaine & Robert S. McElvaineNov 28, 2023Nov 28, 2023
Robert S. McElvaineIt’s Time: Change “Republican” Color from Red to Confederate GrayNOTE: A shorter version of this essay was first published on ResoluteSquare.comOct 2, 2023Oct 2, 2023
Robert S. McElvaineWhat the Anti-America Cult Trump Hath WroughtHow far has the once proud and freedom-loving Republican Party fallen?Aug 25, 20231Aug 25, 20231
Robert S. McElvaineThe Trial to Save the American ExperimentIt really IS “The United States of America v. Donald J. Trump”Aug 3, 2023Aug 3, 2023
Robert S. McElvaineCould Mississippi Elect a Democratic Governor?Incumbent Republican Governor Tate Reeves and his Democratic opponent, Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley gave speeches at the…Jul 29, 2023Jul 29, 2023
Robert S. McElvaineWill the Losers Again Be Later to Win?The “Republican” effort to invert history is the latest chapter in a long historyFeb 18, 2023Feb 18, 2023
Robert S. McElvaineThe Deep History of Insecure Men’s Quest to Control Women’s BodiesAbortion and AuthoritarianismJan 22, 20231Jan 22, 20231
