Author Darin Wipperman provides a tantalizing glimpse into the world of Berdan’s sharpshooters during the American Civil War.

On July 4, 2025, the nation’s 249th birthday, America turned its back on the core values of the Declaration of Independence, entrenching the economic and political power to a privileged few.

The hawkish defender of Guantanamo Bay and the post-9/11 security state worries President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown is threatening civil liberties.

Right after World War II, a crucial alliance between the two countries fell apart. We are still paying the price.

America is at war with itself. Many, myself included, fear that political, social, cultural, ideological and economic ...

The driving force on Capitol Hill is cowardice, as both GOPers and Dems confess to fear of violence. It wasn't always that ...

Every Thursday, the Spy hosts a conversation with Al From and Craig Fuller on the most topical political news of the moment.

Jamelle Bouie, a columnist at the New York Times, has recently been drawing a lot of parallels between what’s going on in the ...

As a war expert on a CIA panel, UC San Diego political scientist Barbara Walter helped forecast civil wars in other countries ...

This video delves into the pivotal strategies and campaigns of 1864 that led to the Union's decisive advantage in the ...

Contemporary health providers stand-in as Civil War surgeons during a re-enactment at the Spangler Barn in Gettysburg, Pa., ...

An expert has issued an ominous civil war warning and predicts there could be a tense breaking point in the US in the next ...