July 4, 1776, is an important date in American history that is widely considered the birthday of the United States of America. But some people argue that Aug. 2 should actually be America's birthday, ...

This week the nation’s premier museum on the American Revolution in Philadelphia unveiled its landmark exhibition Declaration’s Journey, tracing how America’s founding text traveled — physically and ...

[This year, my annual post celebrating the Fourth of July is drawn from a chapter of Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People, and from a short essay on the ...

Over the years, I have written various posts and articles on the American Revolution and the ideals of the Declaration of Independence. Some have obvious continuing relevance to such issues as ...