John Quincy Adams

In 1836, the House passed a resolution that automatically tabled all petitions on slavery without a hearing.

The story of America is precisely the heroic story of pioneers who bring the American ideal again and again to the West.

Long before President Donald Trump, there was President John Tyler.

From the Framers on, Americans have understood our fundamental law to oppose ownership of persons.

Father and son alike, suspicious of too much charisma.

Outlandish rumors helped elect Presidents Jackson and Van Buren and have been with us ever since.

Presidents who win the electoral college but lose the popular vote never really recover.

In the 1840s and 1850s, it was all too common.

It started with a hatred of crony capitalism.

Populism stretches through the American experience.

As the new administration seeks to fill a vacancy on the Court, a look back at the forgotten mid-19th century battles over the judiciary.

America's founders have never enjoyed more sex appeal, but the hit Musical cheats audiences by making democracy look easy.

In 1828, Jackson's campaign argued that an 1824 victory was stolen from him. Is it really so clear-cut?

Alongside the Enlightenment reason we associate with the founding there were mystics, occultists, and conspiracy theorists.

The physical journey of the Declaration of Independence tells its own story. Its imperfections and endurance reflect those of the America it helped create.

How a printer's risky defiance of a colonial governor, and his attorney's creative defense, laid the foundation for the US's commitment to freedom of the press.

What 1826, 1876, 1926, and 1976 tell us about 2026.

Donald Trump’s aversion to admitting fault suggests that we will not see events that grapple with the nuanced nature of the nation’s history this July 4th.

Ambiguity demands decisive leadership.

On Americans' off-and-on, centuries-long effort to paint Washington as an antislavery crusader.