“The first man put at the helm will be a good one,” Benjamin Franklin said at the Constitutional Convention in June 1787, referring to George Washington. “No body knows what sort may come afterward.

The founders designed the House to be responsive to the public but the redistricting wars undermine that, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Ronald Brownstein writes.

To mark the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, “Revolution” is the timely theme of the Firsts London book fair, opening Thursday in the contemporary ar ...

Here’s a brief field guide to the groups cropping up ahead of Alberta’s Oct. 19 decision. First, on the federalist side... Well before Smith confirmed a question on Alberta’s future would be on the ...

To view the rapidly escalating redistricting war between the parties as a typical partisan squabble is to miss the full ...

Rhinecliff Folk Choir: The Rhinecliff Folk Choir has kicked off its spring season at Morton Memorial Library and Community House, 82 Kelly St., Rhinecliff. The choir, led by Eva Salina of Driftwood ...

When he talks about the role of religion in the founding of the United States, historian Gregg Frazer does not attract eager audiences. “Neither side really wants to hear what I say," says Frazer, a ...

Here's a handy weekly list of USA 250 events coming up in Iowa.

Yale's Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen Henriques and NYU's Gary Marcus offer a method for separating necessary AI regulation from legislative noise.