Like the Greeks and Romans of antiquity, Americans believed that government must concern itself with the character...
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This week, nearly 225 years ago, the lofty ideals of the Constitution passed their first test. By...
Open arrogance and caring only about their own political pursuits became the name of the game. The...
The technical qualifications for candidates are the same, but how people seek the nation’s highest office has...
Hamiltonians became known as Federalists and Jeffersonians became known as Democratic-Republicans. Hamiltonians vs. Jeffersonians After the new...
Critics argue that Congress has become the “broken branch” of government, marked by extreme partisanship and few...
Relations, commerce, and territorial expansion were at the root of the conflict. Introduction As an important neutral...
Examining the initial fractures, course, and ultimate resolution of the Civil War that divided the nation. Decade...
Taking a look at some of the key figures who played important roles during one of our...
“Equality before the law” under the Fourteenth Amendment means exactly what it says it means. Former Associate...
Mackintosh played a key role in riots and other events related to the protest and eventual repeal...
The ownership of corporations and the relationship between owners and laborers were the contentious topics of the...
At the beginning of the 1880s, Democratic and Republicans candidates observed a tradition of reserve and silence...
The public, expecting a revised version of the Articles of Confederation, was shocked by the Constitution that...
Madison was deeply concerned with tyranny. Recent events–from Black Lives Matter protests, to a show trial for...
Adams decided that losing an election, even one for the presidency, means what it says. Students of...
George Washington convinced Congress to support a sweeping expansion of postal routes with greater scope and reliability....
The young republic might have ceased to exist and may have become a mere footnote in the...
The American Revolution established the general outlines of the future Ordnance Department. By Karl RubisOrdnance Branch HistorianUnited...
Mysteries in general are very exciting as they have a way of letting our minds wander and...
In 1800, postal officials began using selected post offices as distribution centers. 1808 Overview When we reflect...
The Postal Service Act, signed by President George Washington on February 20, 1792, established the Post Office...
Lincoln was that rare bird, a man who dealt in moral ideas without falling into moralism and...
Seeing Lincoln’s nationalism from an unlikely, and fresh, perspective: its connection, via the Enlightenment, to classical antiquity....
America has certainly had a lot of experience in difficulties in the change of governments in the...
The contemporary Second Amendment debate is founded on serious misunderstandings. Introduction The Second Amendment is one of...
The early colonists of America considered the militia an important social institution, necessary to provide defense and...
One goal Hayes didn’t accomplish as president – invigorating black education – he worked for as an...
Grant was accused with packing the court, the same charge later leveled against FDR in 1937. Introduction...
Rivalries over its political symbolism, and damage from the War of 1812, nearly destroyed the city. As...