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Politics
Their relationships were profoundly instrumental to their vision of social justice that changed America. Anyone who has...
For many voters, wearing political paraphernalia is their personal connection to a candidate. On April 30, 1789,...
“As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people.”...
The changes the 20th century brought to American politics continue to hold true in the 21st century....
American presidential races have become drawn-out, years-long affairs. It wasn’t always this way. Introduction Four hundred and...
Getting rich off politics is an old tradition. When the political leader “Boss” Tweed was arrested in...
The use of this technique is meant to empower the sovereign to control subjects who collectively might...
When ABC brought William F. Buckley, Jr., and Gore Vidal together, the media became more interested in...
Populists deployed an extreme concept of popular sovereignty over the course of the 20th century. Abstract In...
The populist businessman known as “the barefoot Wall Street lawyer” took over his party’s convention in Philadelphia....
Long before his campaign launched, ‘Old Hickory’s’ supporters were scrubbing his image. Sixty-five years ago, historian John...
Since 1964, advertising agencies have sold presidential candidates as if they were cars or soap. On September...
Outlandish rumors helped elect Presidents Jackson and Van Buren and have been with us ever since. From...
Long before Chasten Buttigieg became a ‘not-so-secret weapon’ in his husband Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign, another same-sex...
Beyond the headlines and iconic reputation she built across party lines, she had to fight just as...
The public was charmed by his presentation as an antidote to politics, until the Great Depression hit....
Massive rallies, an emulated style, and voted from both Democrats and Republicans couldn’t save this quixotic candidate’s...
New England statesman Daniel Webster believed in strong, centralized power when it served his region’s interests. For...
Things were far “nastier” in the 19th century, when voters often identified with a specific political party...
Since the earliest years of the republic, candidates have used deceptive, underhanded and dubiously legal tactics to...
Thomas Jefferson crafted a letter to John Adams in a delayed reply to several other letters on...
Jewish would-be artists began arriving in Paris in the decade before the First World War. Jews were...
It was an era and a culture that was both misogynist and racist, in which Jews from...
Sylvia Pankhurst’s book is the dominant narrative of the time, but was she unfair to her sister...
As the presidential election of 1828 approached, the nation’s emotions were running high. As the presidential election...
The outcome of the very close election surprised political leaders. The 1824 presidential election marked the final...
January marked the 100th anniversary of Dáil Éireann, Ireland’s Parliament. This month marks the 100th anniversary of...
Was the den mother of modernism a fascist? Why were so many prominent modernist writers and philosophers...
She was a famous activist in her day, arguably the most famous in the world. What is...