The "Appeal to Heaven" flag originates from the Revolutionary War era. But it is now linked to high-profile leaders as well ...

In 2009, struggling with the significant behavioral health injuries of Soldiers and families as a result of the “Long War,” ...

The book opens with a reminder that the Constitution was designed to restrain government, not empower it. Historical betrayals, such as the Alien and Sedition Acts and the Patriot Act, reveal a ...

North Carolina isn’t quite First in Freedom. But over the past decade and a half, we’ve taken tremendous strides in the right direction.

Britain’s role as a slave-trading and slave owning nation is rarely out of the news these days. Fanciful claims for trillions ...

John Prine wrote his first two songs, “Sour Grapes” and “The Frying Pan,” when he was 14. Even at that young age, Prine could channel humor and heartbreak just like his heroes Hank Williams and Roger ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Capitol/UMe There’s another hefty John Lennon box set on its way. After last year’s Mind ...

Dr. Bell is a professor of history at Princeton. Will artificial intelligence bring about an intellectual revolution as profound as the Enlightenment? Enthusiasts like to make this claim, and even use ...

Source: John Locke's Kit-cat portrait by Godfrey Kneller, National Portrait Gallery, London The English philosopher John Locke (1632-1704) played a vital role in promoting the ideals of the ...

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, a man walked into Twice Sold Tales, the charmingly overstuffed secondhand bookstore in Ballard, and got to chatting with the guy behind the till — John MacBeath Watkins, who has co ...

One of the most well-known founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. The ideas of liberty he promoted are a foundational part of America's ...