If empowered by integrity and courage, public servants would safeguard democracy, earn trust, and inspire civic pride.

This Saturday falls on April 19, the day that colonial Americans confronted British regulars at Lexington Green and Concord ...

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

As Western values—democracy, free-market capitalism, international law—melt away like ice cream in the summer sun, the media ...

While Athens and Sparta dominate the history book, there are lesser-known ancient Greek city-states that contributed to Greek ...

What is a democracy anyway? In the current political climate, the media and politicians throw around many terms. Words like ...

Under the relentless scrutiny of the media, political parties hedge their bets. They offer baubles to attract votes but do not stray far from the safest path. Details of how those baubles will be ...

Memorial Masses for Pope Francis are expected across the world on Tuesday. In the Philippines, people packed the main hall of ...

The Roman Republic lasted nearly 500 years, about twice as long as Americans have had theirs. As was surely true for the ...

Forty-four lawmakers are sponsoring House Joint Resolution 25-1023 to authorize the legislature to sue in state court to void ...

Something very strange has happened to American colonialism. Somewhere between the shock-and-awe of Dubya's New American ...