He cites a constitutional clause that should shield him from questioning. But he has the history and the precedent wrong.

The longest running theme in the history of the party might be charges of incoherence and disorganization.

Not long ago, life-saving medical know-how was viewed as belonging to everyone. What happened?

It's a myth that the Founders opposed the regulation of deadly weapons.

The standardized test company says quantifying student hardship gives SAT scores context—but who is defining the frame?

Why the revolutionary left has always been bad news for democracy

Congress is allowed to change the size of the Supreme Court, and it has done so seven times. The country survived just fine.

How the United States reinvented empire

Public resources won't be adequately protected by those with private interests.

How John Marshall built the Supreme Court around his political agenda

Gary Hart's quest for a more participatory democracy

What will Trump do if the justices rule against him?

The civic republican tradition and its lost treasure

The first year of the Donald Trump era was nothing less than a catastrophe for Muslims.

The writer's critics call him a cynic. But as a new anthology shows, his thinking has matured in subtle ways over the years.

How the divide between rich and poor has undermined the Constitution.

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

When we assess the reputation of a great man, can we still prioritize the work over the life?

A new biography explains the contradictions in a man who defended equality while owning slaves.