An October conference examined the legacy of the Siege of Petersburg, a grim episode in America’s “great single tragic event.” ...

A court case filed against the Shenandoah County School Board for its decision to revert two schools to their original ...

The former Mead Chapel on the campus of Middlebury College. Niranjan Arminius via Wikimedia Commons CC4.0 ...

I often amuse myself by asking which member of the Trump administration is most insane and dangerous. Dear reader, share your thoughts. The White House is turning the lights out on democracy. Take ...

The only universal emotion common to man and beast is fear of death. Except for rare individuals like Oscar Wilde who always wanted the last word— “My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death.

The American Civil War. Remember it? Well, no, because you weren't alive. But you've read about it, and the Civil War officially ended exactly 160 years ago, with the last shot fired June 22, 1865.

Paul Farber, co-founder of Monument Lab, organizes an ambitious exhibition around a sculpture that serves as an international ...

This Is a Story' to 'The Kingdom of Pylos,' there was no shortage of captivating art at Southern California museums in 2025.

I have written from time to time about a small act of thievery at a rural college in Vermont. The college is Middlebury, and the peculiar theft was the name of a building.

Temperatures dipped below zero in Vicksburg on Feb. 10, 1895, the day Senate Bill S. 4382 was passed. The legislation by ...

Confederate statues have roiled Charlottesville since at least 2016, when Charlottesville High School student Zyahna Bryant ...