early American

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The assumption seems to be that we don’t know who he is, and many viewers probably don’t, despite his prominent place in early American letters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Justice Neil Gorsuch, a conservative, pushed back saying that even early American presidents might have qualified as "habitual drunkards" by the standards of today.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Peter Mancall, a history professor at USC, has delved into major moments of political violence in early American history, and said a lot of it stemmed from “some perception of grievance.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

And that’s how the pardon power operated in early American history: Prosecutors and judges routinely recommended clemency in unjust cases, which presidents granted as a matter of course.

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2024

Then the old nun would read from her favorite books, usually biographies of early American presidents.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez