Governing principles came in 1789 with the U.S. Constitution, which did not mention God. In 1791, states then ratified the ...

This is the second of a three-part series originally delivered as a lecture May 15 at a conference, “The Declaration of ...

The Declaration at 250 examines how America’s founding ideals continue to shape business, AI, and economic growth in modern ...

As the USA celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a leading historian talks about why it endures.

On the Fourth of July 1776, congressional delegates in Philadelphia adopted the Declaration of Independence, then ordered that it be widely “proclaimed.” Couriers carried the printed version by ...

It doesn't matter what the founders intended in the Declaration of Independence, the Rev. Byron Williams argues. It's all in writing.

How many times have we heard those words? In 2007, The Washington Post published an article by Gene Weingarten called “Pearls Before Breakfast.” In it, he chronicles an experiment by the newspaper, in ...

Present politics seem to explain the discordant interpretations being placed upon the US brief foundational statement ...

A few words in the Declaration of Independence, describing Indigenous people as "savages," did lasting damage, professor David Martinez says.

A copy of the Declaration of Independence known as the July 1776 Essex Broadside will go on the block later this month. Courtesy of Sotheby's Later this month, Sotheby’s will auction off a rare piece ...

On Jan. 22, 2023, while in Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris marked the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade — the since-overturned Supreme Court decision that established a ...