Brother Jonathan became a wartime mascot, embodying the upstart energy of the early United States. Over the next ... out by the figure we now know as Uncle Sam, originally named after a meat ...

Uncle Sam is one tough old avatar. Cartoonists and designers of all stripes have relied on him as a handy symbol of the U.S. government for ages. He’s evolved in small ways—his costume has ...

The National Taxpayers Union reports that Americans in 2024 spent the equivalent of about $464 billion in time and treasure ...