We all know the textbook version — colonists dressed as Mohawk warriors dumped British tea into Boston Harbor in protest. But behind the iconic splash of rebellion lies a complex and lesser ...

So, is a new Tea Party on the horizon? Today, we see the same kind of voter anger, but it’s broader and less focused.

At the time, Americans weren’t agreed on which day to celebrate. In an article for American Heritage, historian Pauline Maier ...

Rand Paul, Ron Johnson, and others are striking a tone of fiscal conservatism that sounds a lot like that of the 2010s.

Members of the All Thumbs Garden Club met for an elegant afternoon of tea and fellowship for their June meeting recently held ...

Modern movements cling to the Boston Tea Party as an anti-government emblem, but they target the symptom (government) and ignore the disease.

The Boston Tea Party is often invoked today as a symbol of anti-tax rebellion. But if we’re going to cite it, we ought to get the history straight — and understand why it still echoes now. In ...

Interesting analysis with data from Nataniel Rakich @baseballot on the limited risk incumbents face in primary elections, even when party voters are generally unhappy with their party. The Democratic ...

The GOP’s internal revolt back in 2009 and 2010 contributed to the party’s takeover of the House by boosting conservative and ...