Thomas Jefferson

In Early America, some prestigious residents advocated for the replacement of cane sugar, supplied by enslaved workers, with maple sugar from family farms.

Studying the aftermath of the evacuation from Tripoli provides perspective on the current fallout from the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The overlooked first mentor of Thomas Jefferson.

When Thomas Jefferson’s administration was debating whether to declare war against Britain, it came up against America’s wealthy and influential marine underwriters.

The omnipresence of slavery at historic sites today seems intended to tarnish remarkable achievements and promote the cause of identity politics.

A decade before Lewis and Clark, André Michaux wanted to explore the American continent. Spying for France gave him that chance.

"Virginia Arcadia: The Natural Bridge in American Art,” at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, surveys the arch as icon and propaganda.

Why John Adams was peculiarly unsuited to the moment.

Today’s progressives are children of the old Republican Party, not the New Deal Democrats. Roosevelt and his followers stood for nearly everything they oppose.

Lessons from 1800.

A new book persuasively argues that the Federalists’ attempt to squash opposition and the free flow of ideas was even more nefarious than we thought.

Edward White’s new monthly column, “Off Menu,” serves up lesser-told stories of chefs cooking in interesting times.

Official responses to the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 shows that the refusal to accept responsibility can have catastrophic consequences.

On the occasion of its bicentennial, and in the wake of racist violence in Charlottesville, UVA confronts its history.

Religious bigotry is only less pressing today than racial bigotry because of progress Jefferson helped bring about.

Reflections on the long career of race science at Mr. Jefferson's university.

The Comte de Buffon's thirty-six volume Natural History claimed that America was a land of degeneracy. That enraged Thomas Jefferson.

The University of Virginia was supposed to transform a slave-owning generation, but it failed.

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

The origins of our efforts to keep foreign countries out of our elections.