The president’s ego inspires plenty of bad choices, but his desire for a Peace Prize is proving useful.

Tall, rich, and beautiful, Richmond was hard to ignore. His eyes in particular were “superb,” as one contemporary remembered; ...

But in the reality show that has replaced a properly functioning system of democratic governance, we are fast approaching the ...

The idea that everyone has intrinsic rights to life and liberty was a radical break with millennia of human history. It’s ...

Though WhiteHouse.gov has always been a place to showcase the administration’s agenda, it has mostly looked like the website ...

A man in a red knit cap yanked as hard as he could. “That’s just—my ankle—breaking!” Cam yelped. No one suggested slicing the ...

With the exception of John Quincy Adams, no other son of a Founder rose to his father’s stature. The unluckiest of all may ...

The administration is culling the best and brightest from the federal workforce for a rounding error’s worth in savings.

Going along with an untruth for fear of disagreeing with others is a form of self-betrayal that will make you miserable.

The shameful final grievance of the Declaration of Independence This one-dimensional vision of Native Americans was new.

The more we live on our phones, the more life requires us to do so; innovations such as QR codes and dual-factor ...

The question of what Jefferson meant by “all men” has defined American law and politics for too long.