A virus circles the world killing 1% or more, particularly the elderly ... and people go about their business. Hardly anyone stops work due to the epidemic.

The 1648 Treaty of Westphalia ended the Wars of the Reformation, laid the foundations for today’s system of nation-states, and drew the key borders of modern Europe. Below is a 100% accurate rendit...

Democracy's success has robbed other systems of any claim to legitimacy -- including monarchy, history's most stable form of government.

Revolutionary France had a Black general. Thomas Alexandre-Dumas was born a slave in Haiti, son of a French nobleman and his African slave.

Today, President Zelensky called on the U.N. to remove Russia's permanent Security Council. It's actually possible.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine -- of the Crimean Peninsula -- calls for short history of the two nations and of the disputed territory.

In the two-plus weeks since Putin invaded Ukraine, the European Union has started to look like a new superpower: a modern Holy Roman Empire.

Russia's quagmire in Ukraine reminds me of America's unusual advantage. We have a professional and uncorrupt military.

Ancient Greek and Roman scholars achieved some amazing things. They foreshadowed many of the inventions and discoveries that shape our world.

The legend of Lady Godiva is based on real events, according to a startling discovery -- but the facts were distorted right from the start.

The legend of Lady Godiva is based on real events, according to a startling discovery -- but the facts were distorted right from the start.

Why not spell "they" with an "a" when it's singular? "Thay" could work as a gender-neutral 3rd person pronoun, increasing clarity.

Why not spell "they" with an "a" when it's singular? "Thay" could work as a gender-neutral 3rd person pronoun, increasing clarity.

During the late 20th Century, the White caste split into Metropolitan Whites and Heartland Whites: a division that would polarize the nation.