American elections have often been defined by who is not allowed to vote...
John Steele

Our Indian nations and tribes are the first American sovereigns. Our people were always free....

August 06, 2012
Steven Newcomb

Today, July 4, the United States of America celebrates its Declaration of Independence from the British Empire....

July 04, 2012
Steve Russell

This term, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case about affirmative action in university admissions, where my alma mater is on the side of diversity for a change....

May 03, 2012
Myrna Gardner

In a speech to fellow Republicans in Chicago in December 1856, Abraham Lincoln said: “Our government rests in public opinion. Whoever can change public opinion, can change the government, practically just so much....

March 09, 2012
Peter d'Errico

The title of David Satter’s new book about the history of the former Soviet Union might well apply to a pervasive American attitude toward United States history in relation to the indigenous peoples of the continent: "It Was a Long Time Ago and It Never Happened Anyway." A ...

December 29, 2011
Alison Owings

It seemed like a simple point to make, and the right time to make it....

July 07, 2011