John Adams

The bad boy of American history knew that op eds and marches were fine, but elections were won with handshakes, canvassing, and picking the right candidates.

Washington’s farewell address inspired presidents from Ike to Obama. Read the introduction to Daily Beast Editor in Chief John Avlon’s new book.

Her writings helped trigger the American Revolution—and earned her two weeks at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. What today’s government can learn from Catharine Macaulay.

It's fall, so pumpkin is all the rage. Might as well embrace and whip up John Quincy Adams's version.

Cider has been making a comeback in the states. John Adams himself used to start every day with this particular recipe.

Who would Jefferson have liked best: FDR, Reagan—or the Tea Party? Three new books look at Americans’ never-ending fixation with what our formative figures would want us to do.

The willingness of the French to prosecute anyone supporting terror in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo murders sadly echoes the Sedition Act in the U.S.