David Scotton lives in Cape Elizabeth. How did this happen? In my life I have asked myself this question when I have witnessed life-changing events. My success answering this has been infrequent and ...

It’s been called the last refuge of scoundrels. It is undeniably linked to “us-against-them” tribal impulses, rooted in emotion and often impervious to reason. It feeds nationalism and militarism, ...

In an article this week discussing Russia’s slide toward totalitarianism, historian Francine Hirsch pointed out that the country’s education ministry has introduced a compulsory patriotic curriculum ...

ABC News Chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz is releasing a new book about U.S. military members.