The signing of the Declaration of Independence is often seen as a victory, a vindication of a free people's "self-evident" ...

“The Declaration’s Journey” opens with a dramatic juxtaposition: A Windsor chair owned by Thomas Jefferson, principal author of the Declaration of Independence, faces the small, rusting steel bench on ...

When Thomas Jefferson was chosen to draft the Declaration of Independence, he had an exceedingly difficult task ahead of him. The 33-year-old planter, who had left law practice just before Britain’s ...

Art and History, Downtown, Uptown, and Is That a Ghost at Jumel Terrace? Who Cares If Homer Nodded? Wall Street’s Revolutionary War How the American Right Went European The Declaration is not only a ...

Today, we begin a look at America’s holiday (and my favorite holiday—the Fourth of July). This week, we start a two-part series examining the Declaration of Independence and the history of July 4th.

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Despite what modern pundits might believe, the Founders understood that freedom and morality are inextricably linked. The adventures of our Declaration, the misadventures of international law, and a ...

Suffice it to say, America is somewhat undereducated when it comes to civics, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Now is the time to change this ...

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 ...

The New York Historical thinks it has identified the anonymous printer behind a rare broadside printing of the Declaration made soon after July 4, 1776. By Jennifer Schuessler Before the Declaration ...

How the Founders’ redefinition of what it meant to be a free citizen echoed down the decades.

These days, there are a lot of extremely alarming headlines featuring Donald Trump. At first glance, “Trump’s Own Declaration of Independence” doesn’t seem like one of them. The Atlantic headline ...