As two recent books show, free speech protections were forged a century ago by people who fought for the rights of activists.

State Sen. Sydney Batch, a Wake County Democrat who is the chamber’s minority leader, recently introduced a bill to make North Carolina’s judicial elections nonpartisan.

Two Republican lawmakers have introduced constitutional amendments in the Senate and the House to limit senators to two ...

With grace, humility, and conviction Sherrilyn Ifill reminds us that there is always good work to be done—and that, in fact, we are the ones who must do it.

If the US Supreme Court rules any of Donald Trump’s executive orders unconstitutional then the scene is set for a ...

Our entire future depends on politics and nothing else. Neither pilgrimages to Pandharpur, Trimbakeshwar, Kashi, Haridwar, etc., nor fasting such as Shani Maha ...

If you attended an American public school in the past 40 years, or have a child attending public school now, you may not ...

In the 19th century, debates about contract workers sorted immigrants into "natural" and "unnatural" categories.

Historically, what policymakers have meant when they talked about running government like a business was establishing budgeting, hiring and management practices with a keen focus on efficiency. They ...

When forces unite with no care for the Constitution, the rule of law or anything you learned in civics class, you can end up ...

Donald Trump has cited the Gilded Age era as an inspiration – but experts say it was rife with government and business ...

History sends us signals about the abuses unfolding in America today. Can we learn from those signals? What can we learn from ...