In December of 1783, George Washington resigned his commission as Commander-in-Chief and returned to his beloved Mount Vernon. He was one of the ...

Explore the recent remarks by President Trump regarding Greenland and the implications for U.S.-European relations.

A year into Donald Trump’s second presidential term, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer volume of activity. Whether you ...

One year into the president’s second term, the country’s institutions and civil society are still checking his authoritarian impulses.

And then there’s Andrew Jackson, the two-term president from Tennessee known as “Old Hickory.” Like Trump, the seventh president was keen on expanding the power of the office and aggressively battled ...

Should you be in need of a diversion involving light murder, extremely well-appointed drawing rooms and Helena Bonham Carter flouncing languidly through scenes saying things like, “These people make m ...

On balance, there has been no balance. Only imbalance. Sometimes, a measure of imbalance is what’s needed to shake up ...

Walter Gilbert Alexander (1880-1953), the son of former slaves, was the first Black to serve in the New Jersey State Assembly ...

The demise of the Fairness Doctrine catalyzed an efflorescence of political speech on talk radio in the 1990s, enabling the ...

Democratic former congresswoman Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia’s 75th governor, pledging a centrist agenda in a divided era.

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Take Trump at his word here,” said one Minnesota attorney. “But know his word isn’t law.” As armed federal agents roam the ...