The project is still getting caught up while simultaneously working on visualizations for the data; these will be posted soon and updated regularly. For now, […]
Trump’s the president, but Congress seems to want the nation’s founders to lead the way
In this installment of the Political Uses of the Past Project, the revolutionary generation seems to be on the minds of members of the House. […]
On the House Floor, the shutdown brings out the presidents and the precedents
Reagan, Truman, Kennedy, Clinton and both Bushes made appearances in congressional speeches about the shutdown last week, and other speeches focused on the unprecedented facts […]
You can’t impeach a president who has done more than any other president in the history of our country; that’s the way Trump views it
You can’t impeach somebody that’s doing a great job. … I’ve probably done more in the first two years than any President, any administration, in […]
#WWLD? Evoking Lincoln for Some Shutdown Shaming
Based on some lines from the Gettysburg Address, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) has concluded that there is no way “President Lincoln, the founder of the […]
Highest ever, lowest ever, best ever, worst ever, and a series of historic firsts: Trump celebrates the new year with a ball drop of history-centered hyperbole
A series of generally unscripted appearances by the president has provided the Political Uses of the Past Project with a bevy of unusual history-centered claims. […]