He was a historic champion of the common man, but he was also a power-obsessed bigot and perhaps the most divisive U.S. president ever.
Overall, Anthony Kennedy’s pending retirement from the Supreme Court is a boondoggle for the politico-media complex.
Americans who are rightfully outraged with Trump and his administration’s injustices have every right to nonviolently protest and show their dissent.
During times of war and unrest, American authorities have cited various reasons and laws to take children away from their parents.
The third president’s election and two terms were hailed by some as revolutionary and a national salvation, but others saw a darkness beneath Thomas Jefferson's republicanism.
Why did the Federalist and Republican factions each view its opponents as existential threats to the new nation during the Adams administration?
The president’s statements in a commencement speech perpetuate a cruel, white supremacist version of what happened after Europeans set foot on North America.
The White House chief of staff is an immigrant-hating bigot, as demonstrated by a long series of draconian statements and measures.
In establishing a centralized government, American elites struggled to find a balance between a top-down system and a system of the people. The arguments that raged in the late 18th century linger with us today.
The rap artist provoked controversy in an interview with celebrity news website TMZ when he said, "When you hear about slavery for 400 years ... that sounds like a choice."
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