In the thirty years leading up to the Civil War, tensions in the country mounted ... A significant portion of the Northern industrial economy rested on slave-grown cotton as well, and this ...
“The end of the war is clear-cut. The only thing that is not clear is the means by which it’s achieved and the timing,” Chris ...
The Civil War was a military, cultural, political, and economic milestone in American history. For four years the nation was in a bloody divide that extended from the East Coast to the pioneer West ...
He had experience in Congress as both a representative and senator, and had been secretary of war under President Franklin ...
Luigino Bruni and Stefano Zamagni draw on a rich Italian tradition of civic humanism to advocate a more well-mannered type of economic market - a civil economy - one that places well-being, virtue and ...
Since the Civil War, presidential contests have been dominated by America's two major political parties – the Republicans and the Democrats. But over the last 150 years, state allegiance to ...
Many now believe that the U.S. could descend into political violence. Some are joining survivalist communities, canning food—and buying guns.
More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to the outbreak of the bloodiest conflict in the history of North America? A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the ...
The disastrous consequences of Trump’s victory can be averted only by “a new birth” of genuinely socialist politics, based on ...
Trump may once again control America’s nuclear arsenal, and aside from that, his erratic behavior should be a warning to businesspeople who downplay his destructive economic agenda believing ...
Since the Civil War, presidential contests have been dominated by America's two major political parties – the Republicans and the Democrats. But over the last 150 years, state allegiance to ...
"Would it be worth it? To turn this nation back? I believe it would," Evangelical preacher Andrew Wommack said of a civil war. Abbott's "words sound like a call for a 21st century civil war ...