A new book explores how painters, sculptors and writers, especially women and people of color, used their craft to advocate ...

Napoleon Sarony, “The Declaration of Independence,” 1843–1853. Harry T. Peters, “America on Stone.” Lithography Collection. Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History This hand-colored ...

A deadlock over the distribution of power threatened to derail the creation of a constitution for the newly formed United ...

Sam Tanenhaus' new biography examines the life and influence of the political commentator, magazine editor and TV debater who ...

Why Faneuil Hall Is the Perfect Metaphor for the American Revolution’s Complicated Definition of Liberty How a lively market on Boston Harbor became part of many defining moments of the Colonial ...

Robert Kaplan’s latest book on big geopolitical questions reflects a shift away from high-minded ideals in US establishment thought. But instead of self-critical pragmatism, what he offers as a ...