Today marks the 163rd anniversary of Antietam. Those who say they’re ready for civil war should stop and think about what happened there.

Donald Trump has ordered a park dedicated to Civil War history to remove a photo of a formerly enslaved man.

In his inaugural address, Trump promised to impose his regressive vision of the country on us all—with the help of God, and the billionaires seated behind him.

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.

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

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.

Intra-nation conflicts are on the rise—and no, the United States is not immune.

A gargantuan monument to the rebel general will come down in the capital of the Confederacy.

One Texas Republican state House member wants to create a “patriotic” education project to celebrate the Lone Star State—and whitewash its ugly past.

What an old poem says about the search for justice following the Capitol riot

How 150 years of apocalyptic agitation culminated in an insurrection

Why we can’t afford to make peace with white supremacists