Nicole Hemmer
Latest articles by Nicole Hemmer


The city can look like a blue bubble, but it’s full of conflicts and contradictions.


The investigation brought indictments and convictions — but little long-term damage to Reagan.


He’s adding a dark chapter to the modern history of presidential concealment of information.


The media innovator built a network that anoints presidents and ignores scandals.


Like Trump, Nixon was distrusted by the right — until the press picked up the scent of Watergate.


The long, sad history of the America First ideology


When a Republican Congress member tweeted, “We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies,” he was tapping into old themes.


The evolution of conservative attacks on universities — from criticism to defunding.


Fighting over immigration is central to the American story.

