The original 13 British colonies that made up the early United States had very different populations with decidedly different ...

The American Revolution is over, and delegates convene to create a new system of government. The American Revolution has ended, but the newly United States teeters on the brink of fracturing.

In countless casual political conversations over the years, I have heard the principle of the “lesser of two evils” invoked, the quiet suggestion that voting is less an act of belief than a ...

Johnson’s appearance, along with that of several Chicago aldermen, raises questions about the unpopular Chicago leader’s tolerance for extremism. Neither Johnson nor the aldermen responded to a ...

“The United States of America is a federal republic: a federation of states governed by written constitutions,” wrote Russell Kirk. The Constitution created a republican form of government. A ...

Nuzzi is a political journalist whose clear ambition and ability, in the course of roughly a decade, powered her swift professional ascent. In 2017, at the age of twenty-four, she was named the ...

The American political system today is indeed in crisis. Government function is in doubt, the administration has politicized and weaponized a previously independent justice system, judicial rulings ...

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Your ability to live off the grid depends not only on your skills but also on the system of government where you live. Explore the pros and cons of different political structures—from democratic to ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. New York City billionaire John Catsimatidis has long been immersed in ...

“If we’re indicting people because the president hates them, that’s counter to the whole point of doing my job.” “Our job wasn’t to engage in fact-finding investigations; our job was to find the facts ...