James Madison on the Press

James Madison, The Report of 1800, January 7, 1800. Some degree of abuse is inseparable from the proper use of every thing; and in no instance is this more true, than in that of the press. It has accordingly been decided by the practice of the states, that it is...

Elijah Cummings and Civility

Former Representative Trey Gowdy on the late Elijah Cummings: There are more than a few YouTube videos of Elijah and me disagreeing with each other over the years. Unfortunately, there are no videos capturing his calls of encouragement to me. Or of me pushing him in...

Classroom Deliberations

From C-SPAN: de·lib·er·ate v. :to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully Welcome to C-SPAN Classroom Deliberations! This website is designed to engage students in classroom deliberations about current issues being debated in the United States. Here you...

The Field of Blood

Yale historian Joanne Freeman is author of The Field of Blood. At The New York Times last year, she wrote about  physical violence on Capitol Hill. Some of the furor wasn’t slavery related; antebellum America was inherently violent, as was its politics, and Congress...