Thomas Jefferson

"Everything's sort of layered on a false understanding of history."

Joe Biden has met with scholars to discuss his presidency and likely legacy—but what are we to make of his special relationship with historian Jon Meacham?

The manner in which the debate unfolded is a reminder of the ways slavery affected everything it touched.

Was this new age spurred by the ideals of the Enlightenment or by the imperatives of global warfare?

Just because the filibuster wasn't created to promote racial slavery doesn't mean there’s no good argument against it.

In becoming the party of Trump, the G.O.P. confronts the kind of existential crisis that has destroyed American parties in the past.

A new book shows us the capital region's earliest years through the eyes and the experiences of leaders like Harriet Tubman and Elizabeth Keckley.

The residence staff, many of whom have worked there for decades, balance their service of the First Family with their long-term loyalty to the house itself.

The neoclassical building was inspired by European shrines to imperial power.

A review of Robert Elder's new biography of John C. Calhoun.

The city’s move to rename schools will provide invaluable ammunition to Fox News.

A cat named Miss Pussy! A racist parrot! Benjamin Harrison’s possums, which he later ate!

The oval office looks different now that President Biden is its occupant.

What began as a protest, rally, and march ended as something altogether different—a day of anarchy that challenges the terminology of history.

How an argument for segregated schools became a rallying cry for privatizing public education.

We must be cautious of the inclination to find a “usable history” that proves those points we want to prove, that reinforces the lessons we want reinforced.

David O. Stewart discusses the relationship between William Costin and the Washington bloodline.

Research shows that visitors often ignore information that conflicts with what they already believe about history.

Far from a partisan for free markets, the Founding Father insisted on the need for economic planning. We need more of that vision today.

History is asking only one question right now as Trump refuses to concede. Will the Republicans decide they are no longer an American political party?