History

A sign reading "stop celebrating genocide" sits at the base of a statue of Christopher Columbus on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Providence, R.I., after it was vandalized with red paint on the day named to honor him as one of the first Europeans to reach the New World.

Beltway Confidential

Christopher Columbus was pretty evil by the standards of his own time

Tiana Lowe Doescher · June 15, 2020 10:25 pm

Texas Land Comissoner George P. Bush attends a Veterans Day celebration in Dallas, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016.

George P. Bush warns protesters: ‘Don’t mess with the Alamo’

Anthony Leonardi · June 15, 2020 7:00 pm

A large grouping of American flags set in green grass, with a diminishing perspective.

On Flag Day, we need a unifying symbol more than ever

Washington Examiner · June 14, 2020 4:00 am

Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee poses in his uniform during the American Civil War, 1861-65.

Robert E. Lee opposed construction of Confederate monuments

Anthony Leonardi · June 13, 2020 3:23 pm

McAuliffe defended the order, saying it does not infringe upon free speech rights; rather it is intended to ensure measures are taken to protect peaceful assembly. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

The Civil War is finally over

Jeremy Mayer · June 11, 2020 4:00 am

‘Nothing short of a miracle’: Archaeologists claim they discovered London’s oldest theater

Spencer Neale · June 10, 2020 5:19 pm

Beltway Confidential

Anti-Gladstone mob may be ‘woke’ but should be put to bed without supper

Quin Hillyer · June 9, 2020 9:48 pm

On a warm Fourth of July morning 77 years ago, two British battleships slipped into the Mediterranean harbor of Mers El Kebir. At the personal orders of the prime minister and with two-dozen destroyers in tow, those man-o-wars laid waste to an undefended French fleet. It was Sir Winston Churchill's finest moment. (AP Photo/Staff/Putnam)

Beltway Confidential

Stop blaming Winston Churchill for the Bengal famine

Tom Rogan · June 9, 2020 7:52 pm

This Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016 photo shows an Israeli Air Force F-15 plane in flight during a graduation ceremony for new pilots in the Hatzerim air force base near the city of Beersheba, Israel. Anti-aircraft missiles were launched from Syria into Israeli-controlled territory early on Friday, following a series of Israeli airstrikes inside Syria, the Israeli military said. The military said its warplanes struck several targets in Syria and were back in Israeli-controlled airspace when several anti-aircraft missiles were launched from Syria toward the Israeli jets.

How Israel’s Air Force seized the advantage in the Six-Day War

Avishai Levi · June 9, 2020 4:00 am

A statue of President William McKinley stands at the National McKinley Birthplace Memorial in Niles, Ohio.

Revisiting William McKinley’s victory through the lens of 2020

Salena Zito · June 7, 2020 4:00 am

President Trump is seen along the West Wing Colonnade at the White House in Washington, D.C.

D-Day at 76

David Closson · June 6, 2020 4:00 am

Magazine - Life & Arts

I’m ready for the peat bog

Rob Long · June 5, 2020 3:00 am