Three different parts of the brain control how successfully, accurately, and vividly we remember past events.

Even the most feared white supremacists in the lore of Jim Crow were just regular white men.

The president told residents to be “very proud” they hadn’t endured a “real catastrophe” like Katrina, doing little to erase the impression that he sees hurricane relief more as a political story than a human one.

Two hundred years ago, one of the 19th century’s most significant Americans began his life in anonymity and bondage.

Putin’s Syria intervention saved Assad. But is he ready for what comes next?

Russia and Turkey agreed to create a buffer zone around Idlib, but a confrontation between the two powers still seems inevitable.

Americans like me ignored—or scorned—protesters who warned of an endless quagmire in Afghanistan. Next time, we should listen to the critics.

The House is poised to indelibly alter Trump’s legacy.

In attacking her record on crime policy, her critics are ignoring how politics actually works.