When civics was taught in our public education system, students memorized and later recited passages of many of our nations’ seminal documents — the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and ...

At the crossroads of progress and justice, Missouri shaped the path of a divided nation. Crossroads of a Nation, Part II: Rifts, Roads and Civil Rights explores Missouri's journey from Civil War ...

Mounting economic hardship and growing public discontent could push Russia toward internal conflict, a senior Kremlin ...

But either way – responding to crisis or finding a public change of heart – is a reminder that voters are the ultimate arbiters in a functioning democracy. Today, as in late-19th-century America, ...

I interviewed every president since Nixon. Our nation's identity and future have always been on a fierce and extraordinary journey.

For the second time this year, Dan Edwin Wilson, a former January 6 defendant and member of the far-right group the Oath ...

Colin Woodard opens his new book, “ Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America ,” with a diagnosis and a ...

The acclaimed filmmaker’s PBS documentary is a captivating look at the fear, risk and courage that forged a country ...

Though Gilligan hasn’t named names or waded too far into political discourse, he expressed major concerns about the current state of the nation and voiced hopes that by spotlighting a protagonist ...

The Anti-Defamation League launched an initiative to track policies and personnel appointments of the incoming administration ...

The War of 1812 is today a vague mystery, sometimes confused with the “1812 Overture” played at July 4 fireworks shows, but ...