American history runs over with irony and contradictions. The gap between common beliefs and the evidence is especially true of the American...

While rereading A True Relation (1608) by John Smith, a statement about most guns being packed away caught my eye. I noticed the statement ...

The Second Amendment by Michael Waldman My rating: 3 of 5 stars Disappointing On the one hand, The Second Amendment: A Biography offe...

There are books that I start over and over again, always returning them to the shelf before getting far. There are many reasons for this beh...

Conservative historian Tom Nichols offered his views concerning the growing distrust of people who know what they are talking about yesterda...