Lincoln was, as usual, astute. The abolitionist movement in the North was led by Christians convinced that God abhorred slavery. Some were willing to end it by any necessary means, including violence.

But Americans have never witnessed anything like the corruption that President Donald Trump and his inner circle have ...

President Donald Trump is America’s first rentier president. A rentier is a sort of capitalist parasite who extracts wealth from the economy without contributing to economic productivity. He is the ...

During both of his campaigns, current President Donald J. Trump aggressively courted Christians, netting support from 48% of Protestants, including 72% of white evangelicals, and 52% of Catholics.

Americans, on July 4th, celebrate the nation’s birthday, when the Continental Congress officially declared that the United States was no longer a British colony, but an independent country. It gained ...

The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.

The Bill of Rights Institute developed an eight-question Independence Day quiz to test Americans' knowledge about the July 4th holiday.

In the grand scheme of things, there has been Michigander who shaped impacted the presidency more than any other. Even more ...

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was elected president of Brazil on Oct. 30 following a bitterly fought campaign in one of the world’s largest democracies. The margin of his victory over right-wing ...

I am particularly passionate about ensuring that underserved communities receive the attention and support they need to close ...

At some 940-pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations.

John Adams, a founder of the United States and its second president, privately expressed doubts that the republic would ...