A course on the contested meanings of the Declaration of Independence has never been more relevant—or more politically ...

On July 3, 1863, the Union army under the command of Gen. George Meade defeated Confederate forces commanded by Gen. Robert E ...

A recent survey indicates Americans are more divided than united on what patriotism means. However, there are ways to change ...

The contours of this legacy are still contested, as they and so much else were at the time of their drafting. Yet, when Americans allow their disagreements to get too heated — or, worse, when they are ...

Regardless of Oval Office revisionism, Americans should never forget that their nation was forged in resistance to political ...

The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776 to announced ...