Ahead of the America 250 celebration, TN attorney Paul Summers begins a public civics study, starting with a look at the ...

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

Roberts' year-end report on the federal judiciary includes some notable statements about the Declaration and its relevance to ...

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

Perhaps then, what we need to consider is a second Declaration of Independence, wherein American intellectuals gather for a ...

There is no time when the Declaration of Independence‘s true meaning is not worthy of deep reflection. But certainly this Independence Day, which marks the beginning of a year of celebrating the 250th ...

It was the most important writing assignment in world history. In May of 1776, John Adams, an accomplished draftsman who penned the state Constitution of Massachusetts (still the world's oldest), ...

There are many reasons one might come to love one’s country. It first appears in the connection to place, a bond to a physical location, usually associated with where one grew up. It extends from ...

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

Lauren Milliman peered through the display glass, admiring not just what the words on the parchment said, but also the way they looked, with flowing loops and flourishes. "I'm looking at how pretty it ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Walter Isaacson explained why the first sentence in the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence is important. Author Walter Isaacson ...