Amid our semiquincentennial celebration, the religious right is promoting its own revisionist version of the nation’s ...

American exceptionalism is an overblown and provincial tradition, but it’s our 250th birthday, so let’s indulge. As The New ...

Seemingly every two years, when a World Cup or European Championship comes along, another tired debate sparks off in France, ...

Weigh in on this and other questions, including the most important women and people of color in American history.

As we celebrate America’s 250th birthday—and not the sitting president—let’s remember what true patriotism looks like.

The White House is trying to break a fireworks record on Saturday—but doing so will likely cost taxpayers a pretty penny. The ...

His 10-page opinion is strangely adrift from rhyme or reason, and it ends up reinforcing a far more extreme position than any ...

A heat wave in Washington, D.C., is making attendance at President Trump’s July 4 festivities even worse. U.S. Capitol Police ...

Using the tax code to break up this concentrated wealth and power isn’t radical. It’s as American as Jefferson and Madison.

The Democratic Senate candidate is pretty much tied with Susan Collins, but she’s trouncing him with working-class voters.

A close look at Trump’s latest financial disclosure reveals how he turned tariffs into a get-rich-quick scheme.

White House staff are reportedly concerned that Trump’s rally planned for the Fourth of July will spark yet another ...