Civil War
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Budget, debt, and entitlement debates parallel Civil War battles, with Cantor and Ryan taking the Confederate side.
The potential 2012 presidential candidate makes Rep. Michele Bachmann look halfway rational.
On the 150th anniversary, James Lighthizer of the Civil War Trust looks back.
Andrew Smith’s new Civil War book explores difference between farmers in the North and South.
Republicans are using budget cuts to impose a right-wing ideology on town and country.
Lincoln's farewell speech in Springfield, Ill., foreshadowed the great conflict that would claim him.
Mark the sesquicentennial with a walk into the past.
We are exceptional not by being Americans—only by acting like Americans.
There is a difference between a strong government and a "nanny state."
"Big government" gave the U.S. strength to repel Hitler and help topple the Soviet empire.
