Progressives have the presidency they have long desired, but a president they abhor. James Madison warned them: “Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm” (Federalist No. 10).

UNC-Chapel Hill Professor Emeritus William Leuchtenburg died on January 28. He was born on September 28, 1922.

Donald Trump’s rampant presidency is an institutional consequence of progressivism. Progressives, who spent recent years ...

In the waning days of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration ... asked the Rev. E. Franklin Jackson, head of the D.C. branch of the NAACP, following the Giants’ 24-21 victory.

Franklin D. Roosevelt also stands out as one of the ... Other significant figures include Lyndon B. Johnson with 1,187 pardons, Dwight D. Eisenhower had 1,157, Herbert Hoover issued 1,198 and ...

Leuchtenburg's notable books include "Franklin D ... of Roosevelt in the Oval Office. The 2005 book "The White House Looks South" featured sections on Roosevelt, Truman and Lyndon Johnson and ...

Fiscal policy in the United States is heavily influenced by the ideological and economic priorities of the Republican and Democratic parties.

The United States of America elected its first president in 1789. President Donald Trump was elected as the nation's 47th ...

Marc J. Dunkelman is a fellow at Brown University’s Watson Institute. His book “Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress — and ...

Presidents Day is Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. The name Presidents Day became the unofficial name with the changing the date of the holiday, according to the National Archives. With the holiday moved to the ...

The annual rite of March sees the clocks move forward an hour, but legislation in Idaho has attempted to put an end to it.

The standard for a transformational “100 days” – a much-used reference point for evaluating an administration – belongs to the first administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt ... s Great Society ...