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

David Brion Davis's trilogy was fifty years in the making, and the final volume was worth the wait

The woman behind 'The Bondwoman's Narrative'

Two poems originally published in the New Republic