Looking for Alternative U.S. History? We're Living It
Sidney Blumenthal writes that HBO should base its what-if history "Confederate" on what really happened
Blumenthal: What Would Lincoln Think of America First?
Trump has repudiated Lincoln's vision of America leading "the liberal party throughout the world."
How Abraham Lincoln Found His Anti-Slavery Voice
Lincoln demolished the slave-owning cause with relentless logic.
Sidney Blumenthal: The Five Ways Trump Is Illegitimate
Republican leaders believe they can manipulate Trump for their own ends.
Sidney Blumenthal: Trump's Gettysburg Address
Branding of the Donald, by the Donald, for the Donald.
Abraham Lincoln Would Have Recognized the Con Man Trump
Lincoln knew the difference between the motives of the promoter's "humbug" and the demagogue's "false accusations."
Abraham Lincoln's Childhood: 'I Used to Be a Slave'
Until he was twenty-one years old, Abraham Lincoln's father rented out his son to neighbors in rural Indiana for ten to thirty-one cents a day.
