John Avlon

The Civil War was not quite over when the president took a victory stroll through the captured Confederate capital.

Fearless and fair, The Daily Beast’s resurgence was built with a focus on politics, pop culture and power.

Yes, he was a hero, but he was more: He was a defiantly human public servant who strove to uphold our best traditions against ever-stronger headwinds.

Veterans and their survivors are still fighting the VA over their exposure to America’s notorious chemical weapon—and the latest lethal conditions they’re confronting.

My novel was supposed to be satire, not prophecy. But something funny started happening: I’d write a scene, and next thing I knew, some real life public figure would say or do it.

On World Circus Day, it's worth honoring Adolf Althoff and his dangerous and little known quest to save Jewish colleagues from certain death at the hands of the Nazis.

The Las Vegas Golden Knights point the way to a gambling-driven expansion model for professional sports.

His monologues are studies in insincerity, overcoming his personal belief in faith and family to project pride standing next to a man who embodies almost everything he disdains.

Leaking a senator’s text message to Fox News should be the California congressman’s last act of partisan hackery at the helm of one of the House’s most important committees.

What the Florida state legislature did Tuesday night was totally appalling—and totally predictable. But the kids from Parkland High aren’t finished with them yet.