As America turns 250, we trace the triumphs, contradictions and arguments that shaped the world’s first liberal republic And ...

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

The author of ‘The Greatest Sentence Ever Written,’ says, ‘Maybe reflecting on the Declaration of Independence and the values ...

During public participation at the Jan. 15 Westfield City Council meeting, former City Solicitor Peter Martin read excerpts ...

The sentiments expressed resonate through the centuries as a masterpiece of eloquence that is both concise and inspiring, ...

The Sioux City Public Museum held the first of three meetings of the Declaration Book Club, which looks at the Declaration of ...

As we approach next year’s 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we should better understand, be grateful for, and celebrate “The Greatest Sentence Ever Written.” Referring to the ...

America’s 250th birthday promises to inflame controversies about the character of the country’s founding — and it key ...

Editor’s note: Americans may think they know a lot about the Declaration of Independence, but many of those ideas are elitist and wrong, as historian Woody Holton explains. His 2021 book Liberty is ...

Imagine the shock of being a king whose word was never disputed or questioned, being kicked to the curb by a bunch of scrub colonists. Someone recently described the Declaration of Independence as the ...

On July 4, 1776, the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. The nation's founding document is fittingly named the Declaration of Independence, and it outlines how the then-13 ...

On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to declare independence from Great Britain. Approximately 20 percent of the members of Congress were opposed to separation, but some ...