On that day in 1890, Idaho became the nation’s 43rd state. It also had a contentious beginning. Here’s a look back at some of the Gem State’s founding fathers and the issues of the day.

When journalists plead with a candidate, "Stop using fake Founding Fathers quotes," there's a problem. One of the more persistent troubles with the field of Republican presidential candidates is ...

Is my writer’s imagination shifting into overdrive again, because I have to ask: If the Founding Fathers wanted presidential elections decided strictly by a popular vote, don’t you think they ...

These Founding Fathers Were Frenemies. Maybe We Can Learn Something. Can the fraught relationship between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams help heal our own hyper-polarized politics?