ALTOGETHER an unconventional presentation of Jefferson Davis and the War of Secession, written in terms of race. For Mr. Eckenrode looks upon the South as Nordic with the desire to become tropical and ...

[This post is co-authored with Professor Seth Barrett Tillman]. But in this post, we will discuss several aspects of oral argument with regard to the phrase "Office . . . under the United States." ...

MICHEL MARTIN, CONTRIBUTOR: Thanks, Christiane. Jill Lepore, thanks so much for talking with us. JILL LEPORE, STAFF WRITER, “THE NEW YORKER”: Thank you for having me. MARTIN: Your recent piece for ...

Even Jim Crow Alabama couldn’t muster any enthusiasm for Jefferson Davis. When an Alabama House representative filed a bill in 1900 to make his birthday a holiday, the Birmingham Post-Herald called it ...