American political culture is broken. Acts of political violence, like the recent killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and its aftermath, are disturbing indicators of how fractured and ...

Donald Trump isn’t the first president to take authoritarian steps. The danger is that the electorate might come to accept and even request ...

Annie Polland argues that studying our humble roots teaches us what really makes American history exceptional.

We the People” – captured the drafters’ intent at the outset that democracy should be a government of, by, and for the people.

Civics teacher Aedrin Albright stands before her class at Chatham Central High School in Bear Creek, N.C., on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. Educators are working to understand the best ways to teach civics ...

The hosts’ monologues may feel especially pointed right now, but the trend really took off during the George W. Bush administration before the Iraq war.