When County, Illinois, was established formally by law in 1831, the United States was developing a spirit of vigorous expansion. It was the era of the “Common Man,” the time of Jacksonian Democracy.

The moral principles and self-correcting mechanisms of US democracy are the beacon and timeless tools of struggle for ...

Revisiting the origins of American democracy. By Jill Lepore. In 1938, if you had a dollar and seventy-two cents, you could ...

The Strike on Iran Was ‘Jacksonian’ Walter Russell Mead says Trump’s instincts are to avoid war, but he’s no isolationist. He struck back hard at a real threat.

The United States is alive and well 249 years after the Declaration of Independence was adopted, and that’s a great thing to ...

Students at Johns Hopkins University debated political decisions playing out in the U.S. Their emotional discussions reveal how one generation sees democracy.

The tyrant, of course, was King George III, the target of the Declaration of Independence. We take it for granted now, but the declaration was an enormous political innovation — in it, the country ...

From the Boston Tea Party to the Civil Rights Movement, from women’s suffrage marches to anti-war demonstrations, many of this country’s greatest leaps toward justice have begun with people ...

Areas of patchy fog early. Sunshine and a few afternoon clouds. High 89F. Winds light and variable.. Cloudy. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low near 70F. Winds light and variable.

The Republican tax bill is set to worsen inequality, government data shows. It’s part of a 50-year trend that’s affecting the ...