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Ethan S. Rafuse of the military history department of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth discusses t...

The shift from old-fashioned paper ballots to electronic voting has raised concerns over whether elections results can be manipulated. Are our vot...

Historian Robert Rydell describes how world’s fairs inspired and promoted innovations in architecture, the arts, music, science, and...

Biographer Douglas Brinkley looks at the life and career of CBS newsman Walter Cronkite, the St. Joseph native who became the most tr...

Founded in 1993, the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival is dedicated to bringing the Bard’s great plays free of charge to Kansas City audiences....

On the eve of the 136th anniversary of the famous “Last Stand,” retired National Park Service Superintendent Paul L. Hedren asks: Was...

You’re never too old to begin a literary career. At the age of 75 retired pastor Cy Robinson began writing his first novel. Not just...

Choral director Simon Carrington and members of his Simon Carrington Chamber Singers join their voices to those of 3...

The 2008 financial collapse of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac resulted in a sweeping government bailout that cost the American taxpayers $...

Historian Barry Strauss delves into the personalities and methodologies of Alexander, Hannibal, and Caesar, three generals of the...