The Indispensable Samuel Adams Journalist Ira Stoll illuminates the personality, Christian conviction, and contributions of a founder who played the pivotal role in our declaration of independence from Britain.
Gary Scott Smith | December 18, 2008
Misusing History Thomas Jefferson's "wall of separation" metaphor allowed the Supreme Court to redefine church-state law and policy—and not necessarily in a good way.
Daniel Dreisbach | November 12, 2008
John Eliot Apostle to Native Americans
August 8, 2008
Long Ago, Far Away Those who seek to define the separation of church and state should also consider the separation of 2002 and 1789.
Elesha Coffman | August 8, 2008
General Revelations Everything you know about Civil War legends Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant is wrong. At least that's what some new scholarship is suggesting.
Elesha Coffman | August 8, 2008
Lennon's 'Last Temptation' The symbol of the sixties is desecrated, and a generation falls headlong into its midlife crisis.
Harold Smith | January 3, 2007
LBJ and JFK The story of 'Judgment Days' is a triumph and a tragedy.
Mark Noll | October 17, 2006
It Wasn't Really About Whiskey A compelling and entertaining but also deeply flawed account of an episode in early American history.
Al Zambone reviews 'The Whiskey Rebellion' by William Hogeland | September 5, 2006
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Gory Two historians tell why Christian thought went AWOL during the civil war.
Reviewed by Elesha Coffman | August 1, 2006
The Faith of Our Founders Scholar says diversity of belief did not obliterate consensus on key issues.
Interview by Stan Guthrie | July 1, 2006
The Not-So-Evil Empire A report on The Historical Society's conference earlier this month.
John Wilson | June 13, 2006
The Life of Bryan Michael Kazin explains why American politics needs another William Jennings Bryan.
Reviewed by Collin Hansen | June 1, 2006