Historian Martin Jay, UC Berkeley, talks about the situations in which lying takes place in politics and might be justified and even expected in adversarial, diplomatic and other situations.

Promises might just seem like words, but in the legal system and government, they’re crucial. Oath of Office is part of a tradition that dates back hundreds of years.

John Adams recruits Thomas Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence at the Second Continental Congress. Jefferson writes, Adams edits. After the American Revolution, their friendship flourishes in the courts of Europe, where...

Do not be fooled by the dominance of the woke movement; it is already running out of steam. In this week’s Off Script Janet Daley joins Steven Edginton to discuss America and Britain: what divides the two nations and what unites them.

In 1969 Shirley Chisholm, the first African American Woman elected to Congress spoke to the US House of Representatives to argue in support of a controversial women’s rights bill; the Equal Rights Amendment.

John Adams recruits Thomas Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence at the Second Continental Congress. Jefferson writes, Adams edits. After the American Revolution, their friendship flourishes in the courts of Europe, where...

Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis led Americans in the American Civil War. Both men were born in Kentucky and led opposing sides. But what happened to them both once the war ended?

The Equal Rights Amendment proposes to protect women and other marginalized genders under the U.S. Constitution - so why hasn't it been ratified?

The Founding Fathers were American patriots who helped create a nation, but there are some things you might not know about them...

The Federalist Papers were written by three of America's Founding Fathers, in an attempt to convince the American people that the Constitution should be ratified.

Just 15 minutes before leaving office, Biden granted pardons to several family members and administration officials. On the same day, Trump pardoned 1,550 individuals involved in the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack shortly after taking...