They launched a bold experiment to create a new nation where the government answered to the people, not the other way around. The experiment was built on a few core principles — human dignity, the ...
Roberts' year-end report on the federal judiciary includes some notable statements about the Declaration and its relevance to constitutional interpretation and judicial review. In his year-end report ...
Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Historian Andrew Davenport arrived at Monticello with an extraordinary ...
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 ...
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 ...
Thomas Jefferson and Cavman held the floor Monday in the Dome Room of the University of Virginia’s Rotunda, throwing fist bumps and high-fives and standing for selfies as hundreds of guests filed in.
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 ...
The Latinate term for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is “semiquincentennial,” which doesn’t roll off the tongue easily. (You can use the alternative Latinates ...