The combination of a historically absentee landlord [British king and parliament] coupled with a sudden renewed interest in the colonies, especially as a source of income, slowly eroded the bonds ...

One in 18 of us lives with a “severe mental illness,” defined as “a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder that results in serious impairment and interferes with or limits one or more major life ...

It’s been a long time since I watched The Outlaw Josey Wales, starring Clint Eastwood. The last time I saw the book-to-screen adaptation was in college, a few decades ago. I rec ...

You may well be tired of America 250 observances, but I most assuredly am not. This is in part because your humble scribe is a history geek, first class. It’s just how I roll. If you find this 250th ...

Douglas Hsia is helping preserve the legacy of Locke, the only town in the United States built by Chinese immigrants for Chinese immigrants. I was 6 when my father decided we'd sail around the world.

On May 28, 1991, Ethiopian rebels seized the presidential palace and tightened their control of the capital of Addis Ababa, ...

Television has provided some heavy hitters for the pantheon of great villains, but it has also arguably cornered the market ...

In the 19th century, capitalist markets combined with environmental disaster to cause famines across the Global South. We ...

State and national Republican Party groups are celebrating a court victory in a dispute over “never resident” voters in North ...

Gov. Roy Cooper’s decision to keep North Carolina bars closed during the COVID pandemic could move forward after a June 9 ...

Social contract theory was used to critique a form of the state, but was also used to legitimize the modern nation-state.

The city celebrates its role in America's founding with exhibits, tours and historic sites as the nation turns 250 years old ...