We’re entering the last nervous days of a season of contention and of mystery, upheaval, and dread, a time when the country could lurch in entirely different directions or completely lose its way.

Throughout our nation’s history, there have been many incredible moments, ones which we still discuss with reverence today.

because it is the most important election since 1860. About the Author My understanding of politics, economics, geopolitics, political theory is grounded in my undergraduate and graduate study of ...

If the military folds as though it were some wingnut congresscritters from Bugtussle County, I don't know where we go from ...

The election of 1860 was not only realigning but also revealed a nation torn asunder. There were four major candidates for president that year: northern Democrat Stephen Douglas, Constitutional ...

Not even in the 1860 election, on the eve of the US Civil War, when the Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln emerged the victor from a four-way contest which featured two rival Democrats.

The election of 1860 was not only realigning but also revealed a nation torn asunder. There were four major candidates for president that year: northern Democrat Stephen Douglas, Constitutional ...

When reviewing the four-month period from the 1860 election to Lincoln’s inauguration, one can’t help but conclude that the Civil War was completely avoidable. There was no sound cause for ...

There will be a record number of women serving in state legislatures around the U.S. following the 2024 elections, an ...

but there is no question in my mind that this is the most important election of my lifetime, and probably the most important since 1860 when Abraham Lincoln was elected to the presidency and the ...

It peaked at 12 votes from 1912 to 1928, and it had just four at its inaugural presidential election in 1860. While the state's 10 votes don't represent the largest pool from the Midwest ...

The Times editorial board first endorsed a presidential candidate in 1860 (our pick then was Abraham Lincoln). In every presidential race since then, the board has weighed in. This year we ...