It’s common for Americans on July 4 th to read and discuss the Declaration of Independence, and to reflect on its principles and ideas. Those principles and ideas are often attributed solely—though ...

The role of religion in America’s founding is more controversial today than ever. The riot at the U.S. Capitol in January 2021 unleashed a flood of acrimony toward Christian nationalists. Critics ...

When Dartmouth College history professor Matthew Delmont recently re-read the Declaration of Independence — signed 244 years ago this weekend in steamy Philadelphia — he paused at a word repeated 10 ...

America’s founding was deeply influenced by the principles of Christianity. While our nation has not always lived up to our ideals, the principle of human dignity and the promises of “liberty and ...

South Carolina State Fair visitors got the chance to sign a replica of the Declaration of Independence, nearly 250 years ...

In the summer of 1774 Jefferson retreated to Monticello and wrote a secret plea meant to avert disputes with the British — a ...

National Public Radio (NPR) threw a new twist on its annual reading of the Declaration of Independence last week, decrying it as a document with "flaws and deeply ingrained hypocrisies." Citing the ...

Paul G. Summers is a lawyer. He is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the Attorney General of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a new regular feature on issues related ...

Joseph Postell is associate professor of politics at Hillsdale College and a visiting fellow in the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies at The Heritage Foundation. He is the author of the ...