During a 1953 commencement address at Dartmouth College, President Dwight D. Eisenhower urged graduates not to become “book ...

Truman Scholars are chosen for their outstanding leadership potential, a commitment to a career in government or the nonprofit sector, and academic excellence. Each Truman Scholar receives funding for ...

With a few notable exceptions, American presidents nurtured a lifetime habit of sustained character-building reading.

Experts said that whatever constitutional interpretation could make a third Donald Trump presidential term possible, it would violate the 22nd Amendment’s clear intent. Several times since he’s ...

Warning: This column contains small details signifying large emotions I have at least 52 points of attachment to our house up on Black Bart Trail East. Or I did until I took the picture-hanging ...

In his book, Kalt wrote that presidential succession ... "At the very moment that the 22nd Amendment was written in 1947, the incumbent president was Harry Truman, who had succeeded to the office and ...

This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago ...

Trump claims there has been a “concerted and widespread” effort over the past decade to rewrite American history by replacing “objective facts” with a “distorted narrative driven by ideology rather ...

As the nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of the War for Independence, the contributions of Black patriots are at risk ...

On April 12, 1975, the U.S. military evacuated Americans from the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, as part of Operation Eagle Pull.

In his book, Kalt wrote that presidential succession ... the 22nd Amendment was written in 1947, the incumbent president was Harry Truman, who had succeeded to the office and had not (yet ...

A reader emailed me. “Hey Tom, you write about old cities beneath lakes and abandoned towns. You won’t believe this secret ...