Some of the most deplorable episodes in U.S. history involve the government wielding the power of the state against minority groups: Black people, Indigenous people and gay people, to name just a few.

Foreign aid often is connected to wars overseas. The top five recipients of U.S. aid (including both USAID and non-USAID ...

President Harry S. Truman’s “loyalty checks” began with an executive order declaring that “there shall be a loyalty ...