Opinion It isn’t just about ‘1984’: Orwell’s essays powerfully resonate today. The author’s underappreciated essays about authoritarianism and political tribalism remain relevant.

As Sara Georgini demonstrates in her contribution to “Women in George Washington’s World”—a thoughtful, lively and scholarly collection of essays edited by Charlene M. Boyer Lewis and ...

More than a century after it first arrived in London, a statue of George Washington is once again standing tall, newly ...

In the next paragraph of his address, Washington almost can’t imagine “an extremity of this kind.” He includes a comment that rings through the years from 1796 to January 6, 2021: ...

The Rundown: The George Washington ‘SNL’ Sketch Is Juuuuust About Perfect. ... I bet I watch it when I paste the link below this paragraph, which I am going to do riiiiiiiight now.

Read biographical essays about our Founding Fathers like George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams along with insightful analysis of primary sources. Get your FREE eBook More on This Issue ...

This week, George Washington’s 291st birthday will be celebrated by tiny numbers of Americans. That did not used to be the case. For most of our history, Washington’s birthday was a big deal ...

Some may have read the words of George Washington’s most famous eulogist: “AMERICANS! he had no child—BUT YOU,—and HE WAS ALL YOUR OWN.” Who, then, are these children; ...

On July 9, 1776, General George Washington amassed his soldiers in New York City. They would soon face one of the largest amphibious invasions yet seen. If the British took the city, they’d ...

From George Washington to now: Presidency and campaigns explained The presidential office was first envisioned to be more like a clerk's job, and in its earliest incarnation, ...

George Washington served as the first president of the United States from age 57 in 1789 to age 65 in 1797, but before that, he was known for his military leadership during the French and Indian ...

George Washington was no myth — just a man, warts and all. Even if he heroically defended the honor of one slave girl, it’s believed he enjoyed the sexual favors of others.