One prevailing stereotype of a political assassin is someone with strong convictions: John Wilkes Booth, for example, who is thought to have shot Abraham Lincoln because he was a Confederate ...
Most people’s mental image of a politician bears no resemblance to an artist. Politicians have traditionally been perceived as people in business attire standing behind podiums giving speeches to ...
The American republic began in 1789, but it took a while for leaders and voters alike to organize themselves within a national framework, a process that would transform the nature of politics. Mass ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The U.S. is in a new era of political violence — one that feels starker than any since the fraught days of 1968, ...
A s the culture wars have continued to generate ever more intensely conflictual rhetoric, identity politics and “identitarianism” have come in for widespread criticism — not merely from conservatives ...
Exploring the Modern Art and Politics in Germany 1910–1945 exhibition at the Albuquerque Museum. The Modern Art and Politics in Germany 1910–1945 exhibition at the Albuquerque Museum, reveals how ...
The 1886 Tennessee gubernatorial race between brothers Alf and Bob Taylor, known as the War of the Roses, was a remarkably civil campaign. Despite their differing political affiliations, the brothers ...
Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington has emerged as an unexpected voice of reason in America’s increasingly complex political landscape. At 69, the celebrated actor’s recent interview with ...
Disagreeing, without being disagreeable; Governor McCrory explores civility in politics. Former Governor Pat McCrory shares the five campaign promises that candidates make -- and break -- every ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Dr. Guy Robert Eyre receives funding for his research on North African Salafism from the Gerda Henkel Foundation. I met Sheikh Ahmed at a small mosque in central Morocco in October 2016. He told me: ...