The idea that history is “just one damned thing after another” may be witty, but it’s also untrue. History is not just a collection of “prominent events” and “great men” as the line seems to imply.

As part of his push to crack down on immigration, President Donald Trump dusted off an obscure 18th-century law, drawing harsh criticism — and a court order to stop it, which his officials are ...

The Boston College professor discusses why Trump remains popular among Republican voters, and why she has called Joe Biden a “transformational president” WATCH: Host of the ‘Say More’ podcast Shirley ...

Few people can grasp how American politics reached its current complexity, but Heather Cox Richardson uses her direct and approachable style, and brilliant academic background as a historian, to make ...