Louisiana is infamous for its high incarceration rates. But that reputation didn’t happen overnight. A new book, "Prison Capital," explores the history of the issue, and efforts to push back on it ...

Freemasonry is the world’s most famous secret society. Its secrecy, indeed, made it into one of history’s most contagious ideas—and thus its history offers a striking lesson in the power of mystery.

April 19, 2006 — -- Having tackled the secretive Catholic conservative group Opus Dei, Dan Brown says he's writing his next book about the Freemasons. The Freemasons say they are simply a ...

After four hundred years of recorded history, Freemasonry is in decline. This conglomerate of organizations, which includes the well-known Freemasonry groups the United Grand Lodge of England and the ...

As Masonic halls throughout America shut their doors because of declining membership Ridley provides an extended history of the group that was in its prime a couple of generations ago. Although its ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Maybe you’ve considered joining a fraternity, but how about one of the oldest ...

A chronology of major events in Prince Hall freemasonry -- Introduction : the revolution in freemasonry / by Peter P. Hinks and Stephen Kantrowitz -- Emancipation and the social origins of black ...

"From George Washington to Gerald Ford, many of America's presidents have been linked to the secretive world of Freemasonry. Despite the enduring curiosity surrounding the topic, few have attempted to ...