It was 1859. The analogies to the current state of American politics are not precise and even paradoxical. To begin with, John Brown, though crazy and bloodthirsty, was on the right side of history.

Media attacked as “ridiculous” Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s citation of Abraham Lincoln during the second presidential debate in explaining why she said during a 2013 speech that ...

This piece originally appeared on The Conversation. As the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump could learn a lot from his party’s first president, Abraham Lincoln. He should start with ...

In this lesson, students interrogate their own assumptions about Abraham Lincoln in order to arrive at a deeper understanding of who Lincoln was. They investigate primary source documents in order to ...

The Nov. 7 editorial, “Yes, there is a reason to watch the Republican debate,” rightfully asserted that former president Donald Trump “could defeat President Biden a year from now.” The 2016 election ...

In May of 1963, when TIME devoted a six-page, 6,600-word essay to the legacy of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president — who was shot on April 14, 1865 — had been dead for nearly a century. The ...

Abraham Lincoln in 1865. (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division) When you think about it, Thanksgiving Day is a paradoxical holiday for a country such as the United States. Gratitude is ...

In the book “The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln,” James Humes tells a story about Edwin Stanton, Lincoln’s secretary of war, rushing into the president’s office. Stanton was livid over a letter ...

Quentin Earl Darrington, left, who portrays Frederick Douglass, and Ivan Hernandez, who plays Abraham Lincoln, of the musical "3 Summers of Lincoln," making its world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse.

Much has changed about the practice of law since 1850. Social and cultural advancement make for a more diverse and inclusive bar. Technological advancements allow attorneys to better serve a larger ...

A new trailer for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter has arrived, expanding on what we’ve seen already, and all we can say is June 22, 2012, cannot get here soon enough! The Tim Burton-produced, Timur ...