A new book explores the roots of American isolationism NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with historian H.W. Brands, author of the new book "America First: Roosevelt Vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War." Scott Detrow
What can we learn from the bitter and divisive term of the 2nd U.S. president? NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with historian Lindsay Chervinsky about lessons on the American presidency that can be learned from the then fledgling nation's second president, John Adams. Steve Inskeep
George Washington established the presidency. How much of it would he recognize now? The presidential office was first envisioned to be more like a clerk's job, and in its earliest incarnation, it was almost unseemly to be perceived as campaigning for the office, historians tell NPR. Jaclyn Diaz
Wartime laborers from Mexico are finally recognized with new Texas landmark Wartime workers from Mexico, called “Braceros” or strong arms, filled critical labor shortages in America. Their overlooked service is being recognized by a new National Historic Landmark in Texas. Angela Kocherga
Debates have proved a tough test for vice presidents running for president A look back at other sitting vice presidents who were running for the top job and debating on TV against the nominee of the opposition party: Gore in 2000, George H.W. Bush in 1988 and Nixon in 1960. Ron Elving
A secret chamber has been discovered in the Smithsonian A 30-foot-deep chamber was recently uncovered under the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Construction crews found the cistern as part of an effort to revitalize part of the historic building. Jordan-Marie Smith
'They aren't forgotten.' New memorial honors Japanese Americans incarcerated at Washington State Fairgrounds Natalie Akane Newcomb
The story of how the 14th Amendment has remade America – and how America has remade the 14th. The fourteenth amendment was ratified after the Civil War, and it's packed full of lofty phrases like due process, equal protection, and liberty. But what do those words really guarantee us? Rund Abdelfatah
'The Boys in the Boat' is narrative gold This is KUOW's book club, and we just read through the first half of Daniel James Brown's "The Boys in the Boat" about the University of Washington crew team's quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Katie Campbell
Biden is designating site of 1908 Springfield, Ill., race riot as a national monument In 1908, a white lynch mob of thousands terrorized a Black neighborhood in Springfield, Ill. The events were so horrific it led to the founding of the NAACP. Juliana Kim
