From Reagan to Trump: History of federal government shutdowns and political showdowns

For the first time in seven years, the federal government could shut down. As of Friday morning, Republicans and Democrats ...
Los Angeles Times

Political violence is threaded through recent U.S. history. The motives and justifications vary

The assassination of one Democratic Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband and the shooting of another lawmaker and his wife at their homes are just the latest addition to a long and unsettling roll ...

Charlie Kirk’s assassination highlights a history of political violence in the U.S.

In the past five years alone, public figures across the ideological spectrum have been targeted. America has seen eras of ...
The Nation

Quentin Skinner and the Contested History of Freedom

Quentin Skinner and the contested history of liberty. Over a long career, Skinner has sought to reclaim the idea of republican liberty for the modern age. But his work also raises the question: free ...
Alternet on MSN

History is repeating itself at the FBI as agents resist a director’s political agenda

In response, Congress enacted reforms designed to ensure that legal actions by the Department of Justice and the FBI, the department’s main investigative arm, would be insulated from politics. These ...
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Penn Press to release book project highlighting Phila. cultural, political history

The collection is being released in anticipation of the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026, with a focus on ...