That was the true message of Trump’s victory. K. Ward Cummings is an essayist and social critic. He lives in Baltimore.

Less than a third of Americans want to keep the Electoral College, one survey found. Here's how this system is used to elect ...

The framers of our Constitution expected these divisions. They called them “factions.” James Madison discussed this problem ...

I still believe Jefferson and Washington, though flawed, were highly evolved for their time. I also believe that if every ...

The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the United ...

Explore key historical events from Oct. 27 to Nov. 2, including the first Federalist Paper, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the ...

As American civic life has become increasingly shaped by algorithms, trust in government has plummeted. Is there any turning ...

On Oct. 27, 1998, Hurricane Mitch, one of the strongest recorded Atlantic storms, began a four-day siege of Central America, ...

As one reads the Federalist Papers, written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, it becomes apparent that they were very conscious of the weakness of human nature and the human ...

A president executes laws passed by Congress. A president does not make law. In Federalist Paper 51, James Madison explains that the structure of the Constitution is explicitly designed to ...

The United States does not have a state religion and does not force religion of any kind onto the people living here.

Ronald Reagan’s legacy has largely turned to ashes, writes Bruce Fein in a review of Max Boot’s latest biography.