The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, prohibiting the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes,” is ratified by the requisite number of states on 1919 ...

I am among many Americans who lament witnessing democracy in the United States perilously spiraling into a widening chasm of ...

MAGA is a vulgar, cartoonish, cultish, and incoherent movement. So, a century ago, was fascism. And as today’s MAGA more ...

The 1920s, often dubbed the Roaring Twenties, were a period of dynamic cultural and social change. This decade witnessed a burst of creative energy, marked by jazz music, flapper fashion, and ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following letter was published Nov. 7, 2025, at KnoxNews.com. It garnered a number of responses, which can be read below this one. Women's suffrage has been an unmitigated disaster ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Suffrage Coalition is bringing a museum to Knoxville to share the story of how women in the United States gained the right to vote and highlight East Tennessee’s role in ...

Would you be able to pass a U.S. citizenship test on America’s government and history? This week, it got harder. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services began using a revised civics test Monday ...

The Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Women’s Suffrage Amendment, prohibited the United States and its states from denying the right to vote to the citizens of our country on the ...

A proposed "Keep Nine" constitutional amendment would permanently set the number of Supreme Court justices at nine. Supporters argue the amendment is necessary to prevent "court-packing" for political ...

Justice, Democracy, and Law is a recurring series by Edward B. Foley that focuses on election law and the relationship of law and democracy. In her book, Barrett makes a cogent case for originalism as ...

This reporting was supported by the ARLnow Press Club. Get upgraded email newsletters while supporting in-depth local journalism. The League of Women Voters of Arlington was established by a coalition ...