Fifty years ago, in February 1975, U.S. President Gerald Ford made a statement. He did so not primarily through words but in action, swearing in his nominee for the office of U.S. Attorney General.

Jeff Polet examines Federalist papers no. 33, written by Alexander Hamilton in 1788.

How President Ford’s track record reflects Civil War history.

The Southern institutions we all know and love—extra sweet tea, SEC football, crawfish boils, and Delta Dawn playing on repeat—are often celebrated. But beneath this charming veneer lies a harsh reality: the South grapples with some of the highest rates of gun violence in the country.