America’s early settlers weren’t a monolith, and their stories reveal deep contrasts that shaped the nation’s foundation.

Nowhere is this more telling than in their respective religious beliefs and treatment of Native Americans. Pilgrims arose from the English Puritan movement that originated in the 1570s.

But as a scholar of both English and American history, I know there are significant differences between the two groups. Nowhere is this more telling than in their respective religious beliefs and ...

In oral arguments before the state Supreme Court, Texas’ deputy solicitor general argued that the amendment was ‘not a Swiss ...