Presidential oratory once sought to elevate its audience, through high seriousness and artful rhetoric, but also by being high-minded and fair.

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Remaking Government, your guide to Donald Trump’s unprecedented overhaul of the federal government — the key decisions, the ...

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum announced today the winners of the 2026 National Design Awards. Launched in 2000 as an official project of the White House Millennium Council, the National ...

A liberal arts education is often derided, but the humanities promote the kind of critical thinking that’s needed in an AI world.

Social class matters when it comes to how we think about mental health. This has been true since psychiatry's earliest days—and remains the case even today.

Trump’s efforts to remove Blacks from America’s story have been countered by scholars, activists, judges—and history itself.

A split second of Melania Trump closing her eyes at a Smithsonian ceremony was enough to ignite a fresh online backlash. The gown donation was meant to fix a legacy in glass, but the internet had ...

On Friday, the FLOTUS spoke at the Smithsonian about the power of American style. Her Bottega Veneta coat and Louboutins sent a different message.

When “Alias” debuted in 2001, everyone was obsessed with girl-next-door Jennifer Garner’s turn as a disguise-wearing CIA agent Sydney Bristow. CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 09: Jennifer Garner ...

Several National Historic Chemical Landmarks are referenced in the ‘ACS sesquicentennial’ crossword puzzle and in these annotations. They include the New York City site where the society was founded ...