Topic: Ulysses S. Grant

Josh Brolin and John Malkovich star in 'Jonah Hex': movie review

Josh Brolin plays the post-Civil War bounty hunter Jonah Hex.
06/18/2010 11:23 am

Opinion Memorial Day 2010: Don't let the USS Olympia sink from memory

Failing to repair and keep afloat the USS Olympia, a heroic ship of the Spanish-American War, would say a lot about America’s priorities.
05/31/2010 07:05 am

Verbal Energy Perversely in praise of the passive voice

Yes, it's wordy, weaselly, and wimpy – but sometimes useful, the Monitor's language columnist finds.
05/07/2010 01:39 pm

The Last Stand

Gen. George Custer for US president? Not if Ulysses S. Grant could help it.
05/05/2010 05:43 pm

Reagan on the $50? Probably not.

However, President Reagan will likely appear on the presidential $1 coin in 2016.
03/30/2010 07:20 pm

In Pictures Snowmageddon

Memoir: A History

What is a memoir – and when and why did we go so crazy for the genre?
11/11/2009 12:00 am

Decoder Wire Why presidents' kids struggle with careers

Jenna Bush Hager landed a plum job with 'Today,' but presidential offspring often falter in their efforts to establish meaningful livelihoods.
10/19/2009 04:33 pm

Civil War Wives

The lives of three prominent Civil War-era women illustrate the drama that took place off the battlefield.
09/29/2009 01:00 am

Impeached

A second look at the tangled tale of America’s first impeachment trial.
06/02/2009 01:00 am

Global News Blog Petraeus: What I learned in Iraq, and how it applies to Afghanistan

The US general credited with turning around a bleak war effort spoke yesterday to Harvard students, who forgave the one ‘blemish’ on his record: a PhD from Princeton.
04/22/2009 01:00 am

The Vote It's the presidential top 40! Guess who's first? And last?

02/16/2009 12:00 am

Opinion From Van Buren to Bush, a better way to rank US presidents

Did they uphold the Constitution, and promote peace, prosperity, and liberty?
01/20/2009 12:00 am

Chapter & Verse An Inaugural weekend reading list

01/18/2009 12:00 am

Obama's speech: An inaugural past not hard to surpass

Many inaugural addresses have droned on, dwelling on Roman history or forgotten legislative quarrels.
01/15/2009 12:00 am

Chapter & Verse Publishers to Bush on memoir: Don't hurry

11/06/2008 12:00 am

Presidential bedfellows

Winter nights are perfect for cuddling up with books about past presidents.
02/15/2008 12:00 am