Manisha Sinha argues that the stakes in the 2020 presidential election are almost as high as in 1860, when Abraham Lincoln was elected on the eve of the Civil War; what binds these two moments ...

The pandemic has put us in the habit of adding the word "unprecedented" to everything. But next week's contentious, life-altering and sure-to-be-ugly election is not unprecedented when it comes to ...

A political novice, who some have branded a megalomaniacal racist with no knowledge of James D. Watkinson column: 2016 election is bad; 1860 was much worse Skip to main content Skip to main content ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Guests discuss the politics involved in the 1860 election and Mary Lincoln’s early days in the White House. Describe the demographics in 1860 ...

During the election year of 1860, a group of young men sought change. They identified themselves as “Wide Awakes.” In the collections of Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil ...

5 costly cartoons about the national debt Cartoons Political cartoonists take on the USA's financial hole, rare bipartisan agreement, and Donald Trump and Mike Johnson. Green goddess salad recipe ...

He calls this election a “turning point” as monumental as the election of 1860—on the eve of the Civil War—and that of 1940, when the U.S. was deciding whether to adopt or fight Fascism.

Divisive election campaign bears similarities to 1860 With news today of neocons and ultra-religious conservatives of the Republican Party seriously considering fielding an alternative to the ...

Manisha Sinha argues that the stakes in the 2020 presidential election are almost as high as in 1860, when Abraham Lincoln was elected on the eve of the Civil War; what binds these two moments ...

The presidential election of 2016 is certainly fraught. The electorate is divided; the invective is flying. A political novice, who some have branded a megalomaniacal racist with no knowledge of ...