Alexander Hamilton

A review of a "The Low Road," a “mordantly anti-Hamiltonian” play that made its debut at New York's Public Theater this spring.

The Founders feared democracy and didn't think too highly of "the people".

The March for Our Lives organizers are not an anomaly, but follow in a long tradition of youth activism in America.

A republic needs a legislature that can handle such tasks. We don’t have one.

It’s not enough to bring the articles of impeachment against an official – you have to convict them, too.

The resurgence of the debate over the Sage of Monticello's legacy: Is Jefferson the ultimate patriot or ultimate hypocrite?

It’s our democracy’s ultimate weapon for self-defense. But does intense political opposition justify its use?

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

A nation divided, even at birth.

Mercy Otis Warren used her wit to agitate for independence.

Expansionism, and sending the military into others' lands, is a critical component of American republicanism, and a factor in independence itself.

Was the American Revolution such a good idea?

Teddy used nearly 10 times as many executive orders as his predecessor. The repercussions are still felt today.

We need a radical solution to avert the disintegration of our political system.

One of the very reasons the framers wanted the president to take a salary, was to avoid potential conflicts of interest.

The fate of Aaron Burr's daughter remains a topic of contention.

The Founding Fathers were more interested in limiting democracy than securing and expanding it.

An interview with Annette Gordon-Reed and Peter S. Onuf.

Andrew Jackson deserves nothing but contempt from modern America, not a place on our currency.

On the 1870s skirmish between John D. Rockefeller and the upstart competitors who built the country’s first long-distance oil pipeline.