Power

Donald Trump has been playing a lot of golf since becoming president. Can his habit be explained by his "sky-high extroversion?"

This online forum sponsored by the Journal of the Civil War Era features 9 essays and a roundtable on the future of Reconstruction Studies.

The bloody history of attacks on American journalists.

Our difficulties today are far removed from what the Populist Party tried to tackle. But their movement can nourish our imaginations.

And why Congress should do more to wrest back control of economic sanctions.

Anthony Scaramucci's resignation after 10 days broke a record held by Ronald Reagan’s communications director.

How Scott Pruitt misunderstands the primary role of the EPA.

Here's what to know about the man behind the longstanding rule.

It took well over a century for the office of the attorney general to accrue power and independence. Trump could blow that all up.

Americans may be tempted to pat ourselves on the back about the ADA, but we can’t afford to congratulate ourselves too soon.

The most important civil rights achievement didn't come from Congress or the Court. It came from Harry Truman.

In the 19th century, Americans abandoned one source of dirty energy. Can they do it again?

The investigation brought indictments and convictions — but Reagan weathered the storm.

In order to win universal health care, we have to understand what — and who — we're up against.

The blurred line between boyhood and manhood.

Presidents who win the electoral college but lose the popular vote never really recover.

Elbridge Gerry was a powerful voice in the founding of the nation, but today he's best known for the political practice with an amphibious origin.

Max Pine, 91, believes that one day “the Republicans will leap ahead of the Democrats and lead in its enactment.”

The writings of the late Harvard political scientist anticipate America's political and intellectual battles -- and point to the country we may become.

Today, many politicians claim a community approach means soft on crime. Birmingham's Johnnie Johnson Jr. disagrees.

James Monroe’s 1817 goodwill tour kicked off a decade of party-less government – but he couldn’t stop the nation from dividing again.

The New York Times published the flimsiest defense of Trump’s apparent emoluments violations yet.

We should not be surprised by the attacks on Obamacare, they are, in fact, the typical response to social reform.

Bipartisanship is the exception, not the rule.

Donald Trump's children aren't the only family members with political power in the Trump administration.

Adams, whose 250th birthday is today, did not end slavery but his battle against the House "Gag Rule" helped pave the way.

It ended in disaster.

The complex combination of grievances that fueled the war had to do with taxes, class, and nationalism.

The left is turning its back on the Revolution. Here's why that's a mistake.

The document we celebrate today wasn't just the work of Thomas Jefferson's individual genius. Everyone was doing it.