Origin of the terms “red state” and “blue state” Though a common term in political nomenclature, the terms “red state” and “blue state” haven’t been around for as long as you think.

History Is Always About Politics What the recent debates over presentism get wrong. The Review | Essay By Joan W. Scott August 24, 2022 ...

A s the culture wars have continued to generate ever more intensely conflictual rhetoric, identity politics and “identitarianism” have come in for widespread criticism — not merely from ...

In light of President Trump's comments about four freshmen lawmakers, NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Harvard Professor Khalil Muhammad about the history of dissent in American political life.

Politics intruded on different fronts. Egypt, Lebanon and Iraq stayed home over the crisis over the Suez Canal, during which Israel invaded Egypt after it nationalized the canal.

The ancient Games were as entangled in political intrigue. In 668 B.C., a tyrant named Pheidon captured the site of the Games, the Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia, from the city-state of Elis and ...