Scott Hogenson is a public relations executive who lives in Texas. The mayoral election in New York City is about to spark the strangest American political dynamic since the mid-19th century.

They emerged out of a sense of hopelessness in their opposition to a strong president. They believed the powers of the legislative branch had been dangerously diminished. Their ascendancy was prompted ...

Like the seasons, political parties come and go. In 1847, Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress as a Whig. By 1854 that ...

In a post in the Louisiana Illuminator (1/24), Keith Edgerton says as a historian he is drawn to our past to look at parallels as he outlined the collapse of the Whig Party. He attempted to make a ...

During President Trump’s first term, this question was asked a lot. The answer then: No. But one year into his second term it’s worth revisiting the question, not so much because the answer is ...

March 20, 1854 - The founding meeting of the Republican Party took place in Wisconsin on March 20, 1854. Former Whig Party members gathered to establish a new party to oppose the spread of slavery ...

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“Are the Republicans going the way of the Whigs?” During President Donald Trump’s first term, this question was asked a lot. The answer then: No. But one year into his second term, it’s worth ...