Bestselling author A.J. Jacobs of New York City reveals why he's grateful for democracy in America after he spent a year ...

The first U.S. presidential election occurred 235 years ago, in 1789. It was a small election (about 28,000 voters) without ...

John Adams was much more seasoned than any rookie point guard or quarterback, but few people in history have had such big shoes to fill and so little help to do it. In Making the Presidency, Lindsay ...

Political antipathy and polarization aren’t new in American elections. Politicians have been calling each other names as far ...

Toward the end of his tenure, Gen. Mark Milley, who was the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2019 to 2023, told Bob ...

Between 1778 and 1788, John Adams served his country as a diplomat in France, the Netherlands, and Great Britain. His independent, unbending temperament was not ideal for diplomacy, and his ...

John Adams, the bookish and brilliant Founding Father who gave both the American Revolution and constitutional government their intellectual foundations, was chosen by the Continental Congress to ...

Founding Father John Jay took his oaths as first chief justice of the Supreme Court on this day in history, Oct. 19, 1789. He ...

Nina Katchadourian is behind an ongoing public art project that memorializes the losers of past presidential campaigns.

Colorado Mark wants offensive overhaul. I recommend the single wing. Jimmy calls for a coaching swap with another SEC school.

The Indiana State School Music Association's scholastic class marching band finals take place Oct. 19 at Franklin Central ...