A narrow red brick path winds through the sidewalks of downtown Boston, connecting 17 historic sites tied to the city’s colonial history as the incubator of the American Revolution. But the red line ...

Two new books, 'On Freedom' and 'Erasing History,' trace why the U.S. is susceptible to fascist appeals from politicians like Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis.

Freedom is once again the central theme of Skinner’s new book, Liberty as Independence. A work of history that seeks to pinpoint exactly how long the older republican notion of liberty prevailed ...

Academic freedom is under assault in the U.S. This attack has included state censorship of educational materials and classroom discussions; bans on initiatives to promote diversity, equity, and ...

But many freedom seeker stories had to be pieced together from various sources, “like assembling a jigsaw puzzle,” he said, using material published in the late 19th century and then forgotten.

Press Freedom Partnership History of the Press Freedom Partnership May 1, 2023 More than 2 years ago 0 min (Michelle Kondrich for The Post) ...

Whereas Berman ultimately argued that positive freedom required socialism, his teacher (and one of Skinner’s old friends), the Harvard political theorist Judith Shklar, correctly argued that it ...

The heroism and ingenuity of slaves can be found in the 19th century narratives of abolitionists Sydney Howard Gay and William Still. Writing in 1872, Still pointed out that "passengers on the ...

Freedom Fighters also forced Southern states to admit a handful of black students to all-white schools. Mississippi reluctantly desegregated its schools in 1964, becoming the last state in the ...