Fred Kaplan's new book asks why it took Abraham Lincoln so long to embrace emancipation.

John T. Edge's "The Potlikker Papers" looks at multiculturalism, conflict, and civil rights in the American South—all through the history of the region's food.

They're in great demand by the media. But will many Americans even believe what they’re saying, or accuse them of partisan bias?

His bizarre and mistaken beliefs about the past are a window into his mind—and serve his political agenda.

The judge's selective approach to constitutional originalism raises serious questions about his respect for the Second Founding after the Civil War.

Critics say “Maryland, My Maryland" is a disgrace. The governor disagrees.

A comparison with Canada's Thanksgiving reveals the national traits embedded in this secular holiday.

The monument to Confederate officer Henry Wirz is down the road from the graveyard of his many victims

And they should embrace the idea of celebrating the country's reunion

150 years ago this week, Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union. Let's celebrate it—every year.

This is the best, or the least bad, solution to the current crisis

Assuming, that is, the mysterious Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri is even still alive