USA

In 19th-century America abortion was weaponised as part of a culture war.

Canada and the US have often been uneasy neighbours; the roots of the latest political flare up can be found in their tangled history.

From a cult’s rogue personalities to its foundational ideologies, how have fringe beliefs guided the direction of the American dream?

Who were the women who fought the decisive battle against racial segregation in the American South?

In The Tafts, George W. Liebmann celebrates an American political dynasty dedicated to public service. Why are they often overlooked?

Misfit, Old West villain or tragic hero of the O.K. Corral: who was the real Doc Holliday?

In A Great Disorder: National Myth and the Battle for America, Richard Slotkin attempts to untangle the stories that the US tells itself about race, colonialism and the Civil War. Is it a lost cause?

American democracy has been haunted by the spectre of a Caesar-type figure since the birth of the republic. Have such fears ever been justified?

In 1874 a choir of African American singers concluded a successful tour of Britain, singing songs that confronted American racism. Victorian audiences had never heard music like it.

America’s southern states were once strongholds for the Democratic Party. In 1952, Eisenhower decided to win them over.