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

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 ...

Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense,” published 250 years ago this week, ignited the drive for American independence. That was ...

Among his duties as chief justice of the United States, John Roberts is responsible for putting together an annual "Year End ...

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey will present Revolutionary Voices, a season-long play reading series examining the ...

The 2025 year-end report from Chief Justice Roberts comes at a time when the Supreme Court is under heightened scrutiny.

The Declaration of Independence reaffirmed the right to self-determination—and the uniquely American practice of keeping and ...

They were spared an ugly scene by the Quaker poet and journalist, John Greenleaf Whittier. He kept pace with the moving mob ...

As the nation fractured, Americans turned to the Declaration of Independence for meaning. Union leaders like Lincoln saw it as a promise that equality could grow over time, while the Confederacy used ...

To celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday, Burpee partnered with the Museum of the American Revolution to offer a Declaration Bouquet collection, which features seeds for five new flowers.

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

Chief Justice John Roberts touted the independence of the federal judiciary as a “counter-majoritarian check” and urged Americans rattled by partisan politics to keep faith with the Constitution.