WE THE PEOPLEWashington’s Legacy Is the People’s House, Not Trump PalaceThe nation’s first president rejected a plan to build a big, ostentatious White House. Now, Trump wants a glamorous ballroom.David Gardner
ALIEN & SEDITION ACTSTrump Reprises One of the Founding Fathers’ Worst MistakesJohn Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington hated on immigrants and the media, too.Tom Shachtman
HIS STORYDavid McCullough on Reading History as ResistanceReading American history is an act of resistance against the rise of idiocracy.John Avlon
POPULIST PRESSHow the Fox News of 1792 Took On AdamsThe National Gazette loved slinging mud at elites who sneered at the people’s power—chief among them, then-VP John Adams.John Batchelor
TacticianThe Aaron Burr Playbook Could Beat TrumpThe bad boy of American history knew that op eds and marches were fine, but elections were won with handshakes, canvassing, and picking the right candidates.Rick Beyer
EXCERPTGeorge Washington’s Farewell WarningWashington’s farewell address inspired presidents from Ike to Obama. Read the introduction to Daily Beast Editor in Chief John Avlon’s new book.John Avlon
LADY LIBERTYFrom British Lady Rebel to the Founders’ BFFHer writings helped trigger the American Revolution—and earned her two weeks at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. What today’s government can learn from Catharine Macaulay.AD BY THE DAILY BEAST
YUMHow to Make Presidential Pumpkin BreadIt's fall, so pumpkin is all the rage. Might as well embrace and whip up John Quincy Adams's version.Ailsa von Dobeneck
BOTTOMS UPJohn Adams' Favorite Hair Of The DogCider has been making a comeback in the states. John Adams himself used to start every day with this particular recipe.Ailsa von Dobeneck
Self-EvidentAmerica’s Presidential Daddy IssuesWho would Jefferson have liked best: FDR, Reagan—or the Tea Party? Three new books look at Americans’ never-ending fixation with what our formative figures would want us to do.Harvey J. Kaye
Past as Prologue How Jefferson Foresaw Charlie Hebdo <p>The willingness of the French to prosecute anyone supporting terror in the wake of the <em>Charlie Hebdo</em> murders sadly echoes the Sedition Act in the U.S.<br> </p> Charles Slack
