With the Democratic National Convention starting in Chicago this week, we take a look at the history of political organizations in the U.S. There were no political conventions in the U.S. until 1831, ...
The pendulum will swing back. It is a phrase invoked repeatedly, with variation, since Donald Trump’s reelection last November. Cable news anchor Chris Cuomo, Senator Angus King, and pollster Nate ...
History of U.S. political parties Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., general editor Smithsonian Libraries and Archives ...
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President Trump seized a moment ripe for another redistricting war. By Jess Bidgood The cutthroat political maneuvering in Texas seemed to begin quietly in June, when President Trump’s political team ...
Before I tell you why I believe in social institutions like the family, education, religion, and even political parties that help normalize our behavior, let me share with you a story about one young ...