In 1823, President James Monroe called for European powers to stay out of the Americas – a stance that for generations led to ...

The US' sudden military operation against Venezuela and the forcible seizure of the country's president has dominated ...

Sensing the dangers of tyranny by the majority, John C. Calhoun developed the doctrine of the concurrent majority which ...

Dave Pasinski, of Fayetteville, has graduate degrees in moral theology and divinity. Some may wonder about the fuss over 500-year-old documents comprising the so-called “Doctrine of Discovery” and why ...

This article is part of The Poynter 50, a series reflecting on 50 moments and people that shaped journalism over the past half-century — and continue to influence its future. As Poynter celebrates its ...

Over the last few years, the once-relatively obscure "major questions doctrine" (MQD) has become increasingly controversial, as the Supreme Court has relied on it in several major cases, such as the ...

President Donald Trump returned to the White House on a promise to reform America's foreign policy, transitioning away from the idea of "spreading democracy" and refocusing on the country's national ...

Sarain Fox, right, and Chelsea Brunelle of the Batchewana First Nation demonstrate outside the mass presided over by Pope Francis at the National Shrine of Saint Anne de Beaupre, Thursday, July 28, ...

During the period that Saint John Paul II was pope from the late 1970s through 2005, he apologized and asked forgiveness for the history of Christian slave-holding and for the injustices inflicted by ...