Elizabeth King

Elizabeth King is a Chicago-based writer covering politics and pop culture.

The American political tradition of examining a President's first 100 days ...

The American political tradition of examining a President's first 100 days in office goes back to 1933. Here's why it started at that time

History shows that Americans are generally more worried about the way the i...

History shows that Americans are generally more worried about the way the income tax is applied than whether or not it exists

Here's how it happened

Only nine nominees in presidential-cabinet history have been denied confirm...

Only nine nominees in presidential-cabinet history have been denied confirmation, and only one in recent history

The protests planned to follow Donald Trump's Inauguration are part of a lo...

The protests planned to follow Donald Trump's Inauguration are part of a long tradition

For a long time, backpacks were for serious hikers, while sudents carried t...

For a long time, backpacks were for serious hikers, while sudents carried their books by hand

For both parties, rules committees are able to alter the way nominating con...

For both parties, rules committees are able to alter the way nominating conventions work—sometimes to great effect