It is good that “The American Revolution,” a series by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, premiered on PBS the week before Thanksgiving. It is good to be reminded of the sacrifices that were ...

When you think about Thanksgiving activities, your mind might instantly go to food—and honestly, same! From those big, ...

Thanksgiving is a uniquely American paradox: a holiday built on gratitude and togetherness that is adored for the food and maligned for the table drama, practically in the same breath. As it turns out ...

For this year's Thanksgiving column, I thought I might revisit a topic I wrote about nearly 20 years ago, an event that touched my heart deeply. The key to the event is Patrick Henry Hughes, a young ...