An engraving attributing John Wilkes Booth’s assassination of Abraham Lincoln to the influence of Knights of the Golden Circle. [Library of Congress] In the summer of 1859, several stock actors ...

An interview with the author of Cahokia Jazz.

John Willingham holds an M.A. in American history from the University of Texas, Austin. He has been a Texas government employee for 25 years. He is now retired and lives in Portland, Oregon.

Mr. Rees is Associate Professor of History at Colorado State University - Pueblo. He is the author of MANAGING THE MILLS: LABOR POLICY IN THE AMERICAN STEEL INDUSTRY DURING THE NONUNION ERA ...

Mr. Fleming's new book, The Illusion of Victory: America in World War I, was published by Basic Books on June 1. He is a member of the corporate board of HNN. Once upon a time -- in 1920, to be ...

Fawaz Damra, the Palestinian-born leader of Ohio's largest mosque, was convicted recently of lying about his connections to terrorist organizations when he applied for U.S. citizenship. As a ...

Ms. Muir is the author of Reflections in Bullough’s Pond: Economy and Ecosystem in New England. The working title of her current project is: What Good is a Nation; A Clear-Eyed Look at Nations ...

Mr. Finkelstein teaches political science at DePaul University in Chicago. He is the author of four books including most recently, The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish ...

Mr. Adell is a student at Oberlin College. Democrats, more than Republicans it seems, have always had a penchant for their "lovable losers;" those candidates, who despite passionate adherence to ...

Mr. Keller is Spector Professor of History at Brandeis. Ms. Keller was Associate Dean of Academic Affairs of Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences from the 1970s to the 1990s. They are the ...

Mr. Fisher, Senior Specialist in Separation of Powers with the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress, is author of Nazi Saboteurs on Trial: A Military Tribunal & American Law ...

Raney McKool is an HNN intern. The celebrity candidate is, nowadays, a common phenomena: Jesse Ventura, Jerry Springer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Howard Stern, Fred Thompson, and Ronald Reagan are ...