Exactly a century ago, the journalist Claude Bowers published “Jefferson and Hamilton: The Struggle for Democracy in America.” In Bowers’s telling, Thomas Jefferson was at the root of everything ...

It is hard to stay positive about the future of this great nation when we are at least as divided now as we were before and during the Civil War. Restricting access to the vote shows how little we've ...

In an election year, there’s plenty of hand-wringing about our lack of faith in Washington. But it’s all part of the messy reality of American democracy. This column is a part of Republic of Distrust, ...

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham on Tuesday criticized Americans who doubt the underlying intelligence the Trump administration cites to support President Donald Trump's decision to order ...

A new Pew poll released today found that the number of Americans who are anti-government has risen since Obama took office. While Congress often frustrates the populace, faith in it is now at an ...

(MoneyWatch) The argument between those who believe in gold as an investment and those who prefer to rely on stocks and bonds is an old one. It's a beef that can get heated, quickly veering from how ...

Edward Snowden has become an instant hero in the progressive world for leaking information about NSA surveillance. Many are comparing him to Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers. Imagine, ...

The first weeks of February have seen rare within-party conflict between the Obama administration and Democrats on Capitol Hill over the President’s continuing policy of using secret drone strikes to ...