In search of refuge during the American Revolution, this enslaved black man joined the British army

Book tells story ‘most famous man most of us have never heard of’

Why 21st-century anti-vaxxers have nothing on their 18th-century counterparts

Washington was once quite literally a ‘cesspool’

A new British party borrows a famous old name for next year’s election

How the French won the American Revolution

Henry Liu is a musket-carrying member of the Lexington Minute Men. He’s also Chinese American.

Henry Liu is a musket-carrying member of the Lexington Minute Men. He’s also Chinese American.

New Digital Public Library of America seeks to increase accessibility to treasured works

Iranian American dismayed to learn State Department no longer wants his services

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U.S. Clean Air Act is back in court

Obama expected to foreshadow campaign in State of the Union address tonight

Obama’s rock star science team

Iran and the US: An Interpreter Working For Both Sides Hits a Wall

Obama’s Simple Rhetoric, and Rubio’s Spanish Reply

Never Underestimate Your Enemy: General Washington at Princeton

Former Clinton Speechwriter Reacts to Obama’s State of the Union Address

A Seed Company With Deep Roots

Obama Now Tweets, But Is His Message Getting Across?

The Life and Legacy of a Creative Scientist

Letters

Farmer George

White House: how to prepare for State of the Union

The anatomy of a great presidential speech

George Washington: a new history

Thirty years after the eradication of smallpox

John Yoo on expanding presidential power

A New Perspective on the American Revolution