In these pieces, I will strive to explain how The Founders, including James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, set up our system ...

And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to ...

Virginia's flag, and the motto it bears, sic semper tyrannis, offer valuable lessons that are still relevant today.

The Justice Bell rang on Sept. 25, 1920, announcing passage of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution which ...

Supporters of an Ohio constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion access cheer its passage at a watch party in Columbus on Nov. 7, 2023. The state’s voters also defeated a legislatively ...

Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days ...

If there are any limits to a president’s power, it wasn’t evident from Donald Trump’s speech before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. In that speech, the first before lawmakers of ...

The ongoing assault on the American ideal is a time for dissent, not celebration. A republic born out of revolution is ...

The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour.... The Framers firmly believed that republican liberty could be secured only under the rule of ...

March, Women’s History Month, usually brings us joy as we acknowledge the contributions of so many women forgotten by those in power — usually men. We have been able to bring to light the ...