If Congress relied on federal printing presses to fund its spending, then by definition the spending footprint of Congress would be very small. Yes, you read that right. No need to read it again. To ...

Some key paragraphs from the paper “Information Technology and Economic Change: The Impact of the Printing Press” by American University professor Jeremiah Dittmar: “The first printing press was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The former printing presses of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper. (Photo: Abandoned America/Caters News) These intriguing ...

In The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco describes a labyrinthine monastic library large enough to lose oneself in. The novelist didn't mention how many books filled its rooms, but John O. Ward of the ...

Colin Woodard’s new book, “American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good,” will be published in March. In the conventional survey course, Martin ...