Democracy
Top 10 Historic Midterm Elections
While not as memorable or studied as presidential campaigns, the midterm elections also stand as pivotal moments in U.S. history
October 14, 2010 |
By T.A. Frail
Return to Indonesia
A reporter chronicles the revival of the world's most populous Muslim nation a decade after its disintegration
April 2010 |
By David Lamb
Parties to History
Four Political Conventions That Changed America
August 2008 |
By Smithsonian Magazine
1964 Republican Convention: Revolution From the Right
At the ugliest of Republican conventions since 1912, entrenched moderates faced off against conservative insurgents
August 2008 |
By Rick Perlstein
People's Choice
With the advent of mechanized vote counting in the 1890s, a ballot could be tallied in minutes not hours or days
November 2004 |
By Owen Edwards
The Vote That Failed
Old style ballots cast illegally in Indiana helped topple a president then he helped topple them
November 1998 |
By S.J. Ackerman
