John Quincy Adams

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?

Trump is relying on a 1798 law with a bad history.

In 1841, John Tyler said he was the president. The Constitution said he wasn’t. What happened next?

Trump's foreign policy is not as unprecedented as it seems.

As a congressman, Davy Crockett found ways to navigate populist upheaval and maintain his own independence.

The Founders didn’t believe the Constitution had a fixed meaning. So why do so many of the justices?

On American history and the history of the word “America.”

“Against Constitutional Originalism” by historian Jonathan Gienapp could fundamentally reorient how we understand America’s founding.

It's a great story. The only problem is that the whole thing is probably made up.

Panic about Catholics, Freemasons, and, later, Jews, is deeply woven into American history, and forms the basis of our fertile culture of conspiracy theorizing.

On the fragile facade of republicanism in 19th century America.

The troubled history of the famous poinsettia plant.

Jefferson’s system depended on shoring up the bulwarks of race and basing the law on a theory of government that withdrew protection from unfavored groups.

The Treaty of Ghent ended the War of 1812, an oft overlooked conflict that continues to shape the politics and culture(s) of North America.

Governors Ron DeSantis and Gretchen Whitmer took opposite approaches to covid in swing states — but each sailed to reelection.

A new work of history finds the best antidote to today’s authoritarian politics in Daniel Webster’s 19th-century civic nationalism.