Abraham Lincoln

Political contests over the ideological slant of the Court are nothing new.

On-time elections are a key part of ensuring the promise of American democracy.

On the aesthetics and history of the Freedman’s Memorial in Washington, D.C.

In a recent speech, Trump looks to America's past for answers. However, the history he recounts is glaringly limited.

As Lincoln recognized, it's not enough to question the decisions, justices, or even the structure of the Court. We need to challenge the foundation of its power.

In a newly discovered letter, the famed abolitionist wrote that ‘no one monument could be made to tell the whole truth'

What the Civil War tells us about who has the power to shape history.

The New York Times’ 1619 Project launched with the best of intentions, but has been undermined by some of its claims.

Many people think of the White House as a symbol of democracy, but it also embodies America’s complicated past.

As part of its “1619” inquiry into slavery's legacy, The New York Times revives 19th century revisionist history on the founding.

On the integrated Union regiments composed of white, black, and native men who fought in the Civil War's western theatre.

By naming a common enemy the Union Army was able to build and then steer a coalition of Americans toward the systematic destruction of slavery.

How one of America's original Bernie Bros became an outspoken critic of the left.

There were 22 Abrahams at the event, which began in 1990.

In the 19th century, pumpkin pie ignited a culture war.

The problem of how to reconcile irreconcilable values is what led to the Civil War. It hasn’t gone away.

Telegraph operators were the first to know news of the Civil War.

In 1858, Lincoln warned that America could not remain “half slave and half free.” The threat today is as existential as it was before the Civil War.

We may not be in the midst of a war today, but the progress of democracy in this country is still tied to the rights of its most vulnerable citizens.

Although he was denied his House seat, Menard continued his activism with the goal of uniting people across the Western Hemisphere.