Erik Larson’s new book The Demon of Unrest, published this year by Penguin Random House, takes place against a backdrop that readers will find familiar. The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson An American ...

Preface -- Republican storm rising? -- Democrats' trials and tribulations -- Democrats' nominations : Act I -- The third way -- Republicans choose an "available" man -- Democrats' nominations : Act II ...

Before Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in 2020, only one presidential election had resulted in massive violence against the federal government. That of course was the election of 1860, which was as ...

You’ve heard it before: we are living in divided times. Disagreement is part of being a citizen of a democracy, but in today's indisputably hot political climate, young people have stepped up into ...

Former President Donald Trump’s inclusion on Republican primary ballots has been formally challenged in 35 states. Challengers have cited the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment, Section 3, which ...

Election Day is coming up on Nov. 5, and if you're thinking that today's politics are complicated, consider what happened in Abraham Lincoln's day. After he was elected, but before he could even be ...

"VICTORY! VICTORY!! VICTORY!!!" proclaimed The Ohio Repository in November of 1860, heralding the election of Abraham Lincoln. "Lincoln, Hamlin and Victory! the paper reported beneath a drawing of a ...