Peter R. Kolchin, Henry Clay Reed Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Delaware and recipient of the University ...

Trump’s blitz against the independence of the civil service is undermining a core pillar of American democracy.  President Donald Trump showed his admiration for Andrew Jackson when, eight years ago, ...

Birthright citizenship is a shield of protection to anyone born in this country, as close to a national self-definition as we ...

The situation of Jews today is the worst it has been since the Holocaust, and the lessons of Auschwitz demand that we act — ...

This is RAREST union civil war shell caught on camera worth $1,500.00! Find of a lifetime! While Metal Detecting April 2020.

If all of President Donald Trump’s Day 1 executive orders on immigration and deportation go through, he will have succeeded in a radical overhaul of U.S. law. That, however, is a mighty “if.” ...

"It'll get to the U.S. Supreme Court, and if the court follows the actual legislative intent and history, they will uphold ...

Though Tubman is most famous for her successes along the Underground Railroad, her activities as a Civil War spy are less well known.

What the Trump folks want is to replace an existing meritocracy with the kind of spoils system that turns civil service into ...

The Trump administration’s campaign to abolish birthright citizenship is not going well. Less than 72 hours after Trump ...

The 14th Amendment overturned the 1857 decision that denied citizenship to Black people. Scholars say President Trump’s ...

Within hours of taking office, President Donald Trump outlined in one of his many executive orders a mission to celebrate American greatness and to recognize those who have made contributions ...