In 1828, when Andrew Jackson was running for ... Jackson is cast as Balaam astride an ass—the Democratic party—giving it a vicious beating because it refuses to do as he asks.

His 1828 victory thrilled his supporters ... one can detect the same machinations at work in the fractious Democratic Party. After the Cold War ended in 1992, an elite comparable to the Whigs ...

The 1828 election was early in the history of ... What could a Whiggish Democratic Party unite around? Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy’s recent suggestion of “power de-concentration” could ...

Stocks were on course for a banner day amid signs of progress on inflation. The Dow rose 700 points, and the Nasdaq jumped 2%. Fresh inflation data looks to keep the Fed on hold this month — but it ...