Lindsay M. Chervinsky

Lindsay M. Chervinsky, Ph.D. is a presidential historian and Senior Fellow at the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University. She is also the author of The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution, now out in paperback, and the forthcoming book An Honest Man: The Inimitable Presidency of John Adams. She can be followed on Twitter @lmchervinsky

wait for it

How Long Will It Take Before We Can Say ‘Madam President’?

In the 2020 primaries, no one quibbled with Klobuchar, Harris, Gillibrand, or Warren’s credentials. They just said there was something about them that didn’t quite sit right.

Lindsay M. Chervinsky

220710-constitution-fail-tease-01_eloqqg

THE TIES THAT BIND

The U.S. Constitution Just Might Be Fatally F*cked Up

The Jan. 6 committee hearings show that unless American citizens operate out of a shared sense of morality, the system is broken.

Lindsay M. Chervinsky

211023-Chervinsky-executive-privilege-tease_xez2yy

GOOD CALL

How George Washington’s Idea of Executive Privilege Got Lost

By refusing executive privilege, President Biden is adhering to the precedent set by Washington and helping restore congressional oversight.

Lindsay M. Chervinsky

210327-smile-political-ladies-hero-final_fnooe6

NICE LADY

The Senate Tells Women to Smile More and Talk Less

It’s nice we study women’s history in March, but it means nothing if women must remain quiet or hold themselves to different standards than men in order to succeed in government.

Lindsay M. Chervinsky