The question of what, exactly, history class is for and what that has to do with patriotism goes back more than a century.

While women's prisons historically emphasized the virtues of traditional femininity, the conditions of these prisons were abominable.

Helen Keller and Mark Twain's unusual friendship.

In December, the Obama administration announced a wide-ranging plan to combat seafood fraud.

Hip hop is not only linguistically innovative, it helps preserve indigenous languages via oral tradition.

The country's experience regulating alcohol after Prohibition may provide lessons regarding marijuana.

The uncovering the mystery and dispelling the myths of Swiss Bank Accounts

The view of "traditional marriage" has been under attack since long before anyone imagined state-sanctioned gay and lesbian unions

The oceans may be on the verge of biological collapse, can international marine reserves save them?

Two scholarly perspectives on the making of the Middle East.