Paul Simon, a New Deal-style liberal, served Illinois in various political roles and authored 22 books, leaving a lasting ...

Abraham Lincoln delivered a speech to the Young Men’s Lyceum of Springfield, Illinois that today appears to be somewhat ...

Kentucky lawmakers' handling of DEI and conversion therapy bills during the legislative session reveal a troubling lack of ...

As President Donald Trump attempts to reshape American government in his own image, the question of whether our democracy can ...

But Gettysburg has also been a symbol of America’s commitments to freedom and democracy, thanks to the immortal speech that Abraham Lincoln delivered ... ended it with a famous tribute to ...

In his book Fear No Pharaoh, Richard Kreitner examines the reactions of six Jewish Americans to slavery and the Civil War.

The Queens Village Republican Club, the oldest continuously active Republican club in America, marked a historic milestone ...

In an 1858 speech, a famous Kentuckian by the name of Abraham Lincoln once said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” These words serve as a cautionary reminder of the fragility of ...

Trump and his followers are erasing the words we use to recognize others. Eliminating words that recognize the humanity of ...

Near the end of La Jolla Playhouse’s visceral world premiere musical “3 Summers of Lincoln,” the actor playing Abraham Lincoln ... actors who portray these famous historic figures are ...