They can elevate new issues, represent marginal constituencies and sometimes even win plenty of votes: Six third-party ...

The Whig Party died in 1856 because the new Republican Party was able to draw off so many Whigs that the Republican Party effectively killed the Whig Party. There seems to be a parallel here ...

In 1852, the big national issue was slavery. The Whigs lost the presidency to the Democrats and split over that issue along sectional lines, with Northern Whigs helping to form the new Republican ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about music and the business of music. But Gentlemen is that true rare gem, the perfect album. Almost as rare as a perfect game in ...

I write about music and the business of music. The Afghan Whigs will release How Do You Burn?, their first album in five years, September 9. The 10-song collection is like an extended family album ...

Grover Cleveland is the historical standard among American presidents who lose or leave office then seek to regain it. The ...

Grover Cleveland is the historical standard among American presidents who lose or leave office then seek to regain it. The ...

Khruangbin aren’t the only ones reaping desert rewards… you’ll find the Coachella bump all over this week’s Top 30. Novena and producer Anna Chang have returned from the desert and they’re telling all ...

Candidates who represent no party or distinct point of view other than their own ambitions don’t make our system better. They ...

Once, all albums were collections of covers. Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley didn’t just record songs written by other people ...

Beloved soul/punk outfit The Afghan Whigs have announced plans to reunite for the 2012 London edition of All Tomorrow's Parties. The show will be the first performance from the Cincinnati, Ohio band ...

The following is an excerpt from Paul Sutter's Rescuing Science: Restoring Trust In an Age of Doubt, from Rowman & ...