The Trump sequel to Rome's decline and fall open.substack.com/pub/richardg...

The president who amazed America www.nowitshistory.com/p/the-presid...

An ingenious new spy thriller on Albert Einstein and the Nazis www.nowitshistory.com/p/an-ingenio...

Trump can no longer count on the unswerving loyalty of his followers www.nowitshistory.com/p/trump-can-...

The Argentina bailout is moving ahead. American farmers have to wait.

Life on Mars, Charlie Kirk's Last Questioner, Toxic Airplane Air, Costly Coffee, and the Return of Beards www.nowitshistory.com/p/life-on-ma...

A risky ride.

California high-speed rail's long ride to nowhere www.nowitshistory.com/p/california...

If American democracy could survive the 1790s, maybe it has a chance. www.nowitshistory.com/p/we-shall-s...

Don't miss @richardgalant.bsky.social's conversation with Thomas Maier on his podcast NOW IT'S HISTORY! The two discuss a NYC landmark, spies, and Maier's upcoming book THE INVISIBLE SPY! open.spotify.com/episode/36Lh...

Another time when federal officials were purged and the truth came under assault.

My take on the Trump-Musk partnership: www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...

Who did more to revive U.S. manufacturing?

An unpredictable factor in Trump's Washington. open.substack.com/pub/richardg...

The times are indeed changing in January, 2025, but not in a way that anyone could possibly have envisioned way back then.

The ills of America's health care system can't be fixed this way. www.nowitshistory.com/p/luigi-mang...

A look at Argentina’s radical budget-cutter open.substack.com/pub/richardg...

It's not a "10 best" list ... but here are some books, movies and shows that stuck with me through 2024. What did you watch and read? open.substack.com/pub/richardg...

Before there was DOGE, there was David Stockman. www.nowitshistory.com/p/what-musk-...

How recess appointments figure into the Trump cabinet equation, post-Matt Gaetz open.substack.com/pub/richardg...

What happens when presidents send controversial nominations to the Senate? History provides some clues. www.nowitshistory.com/p/matt-gaetz...

He was a president before there were presidents. open.substack.com/pub/richardg...