Topic: James Garfield

Decoder Wire Is Paul Ryan losing the GOP's 'invisible primary' to Marco Rubio?

While Sen. Marco Rubio leads immigration reform efforts, Rep. Paul Ryan has been the face of the GOP's less-popular fiscal battles. Lately, associates have hinted he may run for president after all.

14 Republicans who might run in 2016

The GOP has a history of nominating people who have run before, which could give heart to some familiar faces. But there’s also a crop of young rising stars who could steal the show.

Chapter & Verse Grief and the US Civil War: a conversation with Drew Gilpin Faust

Harvard University president Drew Gilpin Faust's book 'This Republic of Suffering' has been adapted into a PBS film which will air Sept. 19.

Chapter & Verse Garfield: America's most obscure president may also have been one of its best

Biographer Candice Millard talks about the courageous, independent, largely forgotten US president – James Garfield – whose term was cut short by an assassin's bullet.

Clarity about God when innocents are killed

A Christian Science perspective.

5 true crime stories you don't want to miss

These five Edgar Award nominees are true-crime stories taken straight from real life.

15 best nonfiction books of 2011: CSMonitor picks

They'll take you from Mount Hebron to Silicon Valley. These are the 15 nonfiction titles that Monitor book reviewers found to be the most outstanding of 2011.

Candice Millard talks about "Destiny of the Republic"

Candice Millard calls assassinated US President James Garfield a "very admirable" person whose death was "a real loss to the nation."

Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President

Candice Millard’s account of President James Garfield’s assassination brings back to roaring life a tragic but irresistible historical period.

Elections 101: Ten facts about Thaddeus McCotter and his run for president

Thaddeus McCotter, the GOP’s surprise dark horse, is stirring up the race. The five-term Michigan congressman declared his candidacy for president on July 2 in his home state. A Beatles-loving, guitar-playing son of the heartland, Representative McCotter has strong conservative credentials and populist appeal. But there’s a problem. Thaddeus who?

Donald Trump for president? Republican insiders are open to it.

Donald Trump, Mike Huckabee, and Sarah Palin are the presidential candidate favorites among adult Republicans, according to a nationwide CNN poll

12 books on America in the face of political violence

These history books remind us that the shooting in Tuscon is not the first time Americans have confronted violence directed at politicians.

Difference Maker Hitting a high note by helping high school musicians in Seattle shed limitations

Orchestra leader Marcus Tsutakawa and jazz band conductor Clarence Acox inspire music students at Seattle's Garfield High School.

Back-to-school quiz: Which president was a school teacher?

Some presidents had been college lecturers, deans, or academy presidents. But only one was a school teacher of young children. Hint: Think Texas.

5 great books about obscure presidents

The lives of our worst presidents make surprisingly good reading.

Where were the birthers in 1881?

President Chester Arthur was something of a border-crosser in his day.

Missing: President Garfield's head, has sentimental value

For kids: Name that president

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