The United States was divided into friend and foe, and many were heartsick. It was 1863, and the Unitarian editor of a popular magazine wrote an editorial begging President Lincoln for a national holiday so that “every one who claims the name of American, wherever … read more.

Since the 1960s, the terms “welfare” and “welfare state” have been used disparagingly, often with scorn and stereotypes.  Let’s examine its history stemming from life during the Blitz in England.

It’s the Sunday after the election. What comes next?