Joe Biden

100 years ago the U.S. tried to limit immigration to White Europeans. Instead, diversity triumphed.

Meir Kahane's legacy in Israel and America.

On revisiting the anti-imperialism of the 1960s and ’70s amid the return of left internationalism.

A new history argues that illiberalism is not a backlash but a central feature from the founding to today.

How a little-known, century-old law perpetuated the odious notion that certain types of immigrants degrade our nation’s character.

It’s a great time to be in a union—but a terrible time to try to start a new one.

What's in a name? According to the "Dictionary of American Family Names," it depends.

Over the course of U.S. history, presidential rematches have signaled momentous political upheavals.

The surprising history of a politically charged phrase.

One of the country’s greatest rhetorical traditions still has the power to remind us of our founding principles.

In a new book, “Did it Happen Here?,” scholars debate what the F-word conceals and what it reveals.

Since colonial times, the Book of Esther has proved a powerful metaphor in American politics.

What role does age play in determining the status of equals?

For as long as Americans have been subjected to lousy candidates, they’ve been told to suck it up and vote for one of them.

New books on the War in Afghanistan endeavor to tell the realities of occupation and the "war on terror."

Journalist, civil rights activist and suffragist, she dedicated her life to documenting injustices against Black Americans and calling for change.

According to Geoffrey Levin’s ‘Our Palestine Question,’ divides over Israeli policy aren’t new – they existed before American Jews fully embraced Zionism.

Politicians from both sides used to agree on immigration policy. What happened?

The special relationship between the United States and Israel was cemented by the support offered by Lyndon B. Johnson throughout the sixties.

How to thrive in the power élite—while declaring it your enemy.