Topic: Grover Cleveland

Honor in the Dust

The historical lessons of Gregg Jones's exhaustively researched book about the US's campaign in the Philippines deserve to be remembered.

Does America need a CEO in the Oval Office?

Mitt Romney has been both vaunted and vilified for his business background. Here's how running a corporation really compares to running a country. 

State of the Union address: best and worst in history

The State of the Union address is a big moment for a president, but not usually a memorable one for the public. Americans are more likely to remember Gabrielle Giffords at tonight's speech than anything Obama says. Still, the speech has had its high points, and low ones.

13 best 2011 author interviews

Authors covered topics from sandwiches to Shakespeare in 2011 Monitor Books interviews.

Labor Day: 5 things you probably didn't know about the end-of-summer holiday

Labor Day: From a debate surrounding the holiday's founder to an enigmatic social rule, the history of Labor Day offers plenty of material to keep you reading on your time away.

Apple cash on hand: $76 billion. US Treasury: $74 billion.

Apple cash now exceeds what the US government has left before it hits the debt limit. Apple cash level is higher even though government spends 10 times more than Apple is worth.

A presidential sex scandal, 1884-style

journalist Charles Lachman argues that former US President Grover Cleveland once raped a young woman but successfully covered the scandal up.

Father's Day 2011: How many presidential babies were born at White House?

Ahead of Father's Day 2011, President Obama said not to expect another little Obama. In fact, only one US president has welcomed the birth of a child in the White House. But who is he?

Forget Romney or Gingrich. In 2012, the tea party wants ... another Grover Cleveland

Former President Grover Cleveland – a Democrat – is making a comeback among conservatives for his strict limits on government spending. But Cleveland's principles make for bad politics, which is why there will probably never be another president like him.

White House Christmas tree ornament collection makes for a patriotic Christmas

White House Christmas tree ornaments: Irene Bechtler found a way to turn her tree into a tribute to US history - one gold-plated ornament at a time.

In Howard County, Md., a tie to the Declaration of Independence

Doughoregan Manor, in Howard County, is the ancestral Maryland home of Charles Carroll – the longest-lived and last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence. Efforts are afoot to help his descendants with the costs of keeping up the property.

Can Sarah Palin be more than a political celebrity?

She must decide whether she wants to be a heavyweight public servant or a rock star.

Snapshot of US political parties since 1900

How the balance of power has shifted between the Republicans and Democrats.

For kids: Name that president

Test your knowledge. Can you answer these questions about the presidents of the United States?

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The Wrecking Crew

Thomas Frank takes on the capitol and a legacy of government as business.

What's in your wallet?

People carry money about, save it, and spend it, but often know almost nothing about it.