Alfred and Robert Taylor were brothers campaigning to be Tennessee's governor in 1886. Their race was civil and a hopeful ...

An early and famous instance of artistic influence in modern political history was Bill Clinton’s famous saxophone solo. In 1992, the Democratic presidential candidate serenaded the audience of ...

The Scopes trial and the battle over religion in US politics. A new history revisits “the Trial of the Century” and its legacy in contemporary politics. Jock the monkey listens in on the ...

One prevailing stereotype of a political assassin is someone with strong convictions: John Wilkes Booth, for example, who is thought to have shot Abraham Lincoln because he was a Confederate ...

But it’s not enough. Trump won two elections not just because he gave voice to economic frustrations but also because he understands the cultural dimension of contemporary politics.

Commentary: Modern Families, Modern Politics Partisan politics is not limited to Congress and the campaign trail. For commentator Michael Alvear, it's much closer to home.

In 1887, the W. S. Reed Toy Company, based in Massachusetts, published a board game titled "The Game of Politics or, The Race for the Presidency." According to the instructions, two teams would ...

Modern Art and Politics in Germany 1910-1945: Masterworks From the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin. Kimbell Art Museum, through June 22. Ms. Dobrzynski writes about art for the Journal and other ...