With the Republican nomination mostly wrapped up, and the Democratic race down to two, it’s not too early to start thinking about vice presidential running mates. It’s one of the…

Taking a breather from the book I’m writing on the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson in 1868, I find myself wondering which are the top ten American political trials. My…

In a talk at the Bethesda Writer’s Center last night, I had a chance to air some of the dirty linen of the history writer: how do we know what…

An amazing number of people love Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy. It’s fifty years old but it still enjoys good sales and lots of enthusiastic fans. The book…

[I received this through my website, and admired its passion. Reproduced with permission.] I just turned 60, so I imagine I am somewhat older than you. I was born and…

On September 17, 1787, thirty-nine Americans signed a Constitution for the fractious United States of America. In late 2004, Congress decreed that this anniversary – to be known as “Constitution…

Posted on Huffington Post, July 16, 2007 | 05:46 PM (EST) Read More: Breaking Politics News, George Mason, Alexander Hamilton Americans care about their Constitution. They told me so this…

This week’s reports from Iraq disclose that after almost four months of American military “surge” in Iraq, U.S. troops currently control fewer than one-third of Baghdad’s neighborhoods. This depressing news…

In the high-stakes face-off between Congress and the President over Iraq policy, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) has brandished a new weapon, joining a proposal for Congress to rescind its 2002…

In an innovation some have denounced as unconstitutional, a recent Maryland statute attempts to evade the electoral college system. The Maryland law will award the state’s electoral votes to the…