As a young man putting on the uniform of the U.S. Marine corps was a very proud and special moment for me and thousands of others.

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President Trump signed an executive order last week aimed at "restoring truth and sanity to American history" through an overhaul of the Smithsonian Institution and historical sites around the U.S.

America has long been celebrated as the land of the free — a place where agency, independence and self-determination are enshrined in our national mythos. Whether idealizing the rugged frontiersman or ...

For the better part of a century, Voice of America has ... It expanded with Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, funded by Congress, first run by the CIA, part of a — quote — "crusade for ...

Donald Trump disappointed many after announcing his global tariff plans and boasting about what he declared "Liberation Day" ...

During his own presidency, Jefferson had secured free access to the “Gulph ... living off the land. There’s nothing more American than what I’m trying to do right now.” ...

For leaders who built empires throughout history, The Aeneid has been a blueprint for how to take over land that belongs to someone else. Now when empires are making a comeback, it's worth asking if ...

But what may be the federal government’s worst real estate deal of all time involved land in Mr. Trump’s front yard. The United Nations Headquarters Agreement of 1947 gave the U.N. a tax-free ...

Presenter Sean Murray, who travelled from New York to Boston to Chicago to report Land of the Free, between those two presidents’ quotes, says: “Any hopes that the Obama administration would ...

After a landslide win in the Liberal leadership race, clinching 85.9 per cent of the vote, Carney was introduced on the stage by his daughter Cleo.