The concept of “Great Books," the historian Tim Lacy explains, developed in the late nineteenth century as an attempt to foster a “democratic culture.”

Before current foster care programs were in place, Americans depended on farmers to take care of kids in exchange for hard labor.

Will Brexit fracture the UK? Ireland, for example, has its own cultural identity and language, which are perhaps more linked to Europe than to England.

The word “risk” took on new meaning in the 19th century, when it became a way of understanding the interactions between individuals and economic markets.

Makeup was associated with prostitution and vice until the early 20th century, when movie actresses's cosmetics testimonials reached everyday women.

The bicycle craze of the 19th century, in which both men and women participated, was seen as a moral affront by church leaders. 

Does it sometimes seem as if our political culture is a political cartoon?