A visit to a battle reenactment in rural Virginia revealed some surprising views about U.S. politics—and broad pessimism about continued peace.

America never really was liberal, and that’s not the right fight anyway. The fight now is for democracy.

Historian Manisha Sinha argues that the Second Republic lasted decades longer than most histories state and achieved wider gains.

Mississippi still marks Confederate Heritage Month every April.

The Republican presidential nominee couldn’t seem to recall any details about the pivotal battle.

Nikki Haley keeps digging herself into a bigger hole.

In acknowledging slavery's role in the conflict, the presidential aspirant made clear the freedom she spoke about was that of the enslavers.

Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt explained “How Democracies Die.” Then they decided to look even deeper.

A far-right state senator is warning that Donald Trump’s trial could lead to a civil war.

This kind of rhetoric is beyond dangerous in a time of rising political violence.

Asked about civil war in an interview with Tucker Carlson, Trump began to fondly recall the January 6 insurrection.

A new history cuts against stereotypes, to show a region constantly changing—and whose future is up for grabs.

A reminder that Greene sits on the House Oversight and Homeland Security committees.

It seems the Georgia representative has forgotten about the Fourteenth Amendment.

Unless voters wake up—and Democrats wake them up—we’re on the verge of permanent, minoritarian, single-party rule.

Maybe the United States was doomed from the start. And Jean-Jacques Rousseau can explain why.

How many rich moderates would join the MAGA far right if redistribution policies threatened their wealth?

A second conversation with Niccolò Machiavelli

Czechoslovakia’s “Velvet Divorce” offers a model for dealing with America’s irreconcilable differences.

Outlet after outlet is questioning the possibility of a Democratic victory this midterm election.