The story begins in France, in the summer of 1789, explains Patrice Higonnet, a professor emeritus of French history at Harvard University. As the French Revolution gained steam, an angry mob had just ...

Telling the difference between left and right might seem as natural as knowing up from down. But it’s not that easy for a significant portion of the population. Lauren Winzer, a tattoo artist in ...

My husband and I are in the car, and he’s driving. I’m giving directions. “Make a left up there,” I tell him, pointing. “Just past the Wawa.” “A left?” Doug says incredulously, seeing­ as there isn’t ...

We’ve all heard about the “left-brain/right-brain” hype, which, to be honest, is really just a bunch of malarkey. Supposedly, a bigger right hemisphere means ...

In a new book, two political scientists argue convincingly that there is no stable dividing line between the “Left” and the “Right.” Instead, politically active citizens join the Left and Right ...

Here is one version of the left-right spectrum, as described in 1975 by a former Barry Goldwater speechwriter who had left the conservative movement to break bread with Black Panthers and Wobblies.

The phrase “left and right brain” refers to the anatomical halves, or hemispheres, of your brain. It’s popularly believed that the left and right hemispheres are distinct, controlling separate aspects ...