Why the Declaration of Independence still matters | Opinion

Ahead of the America 250 celebration, TN attorney Paul Summers begins a public civics study, starting with a look at the ...

Chief Justice Roberts on the Declaration of Independence

Roberts' year-end report on the federal judiciary includes some notable statements about the Declaration and its relevance to ...

Supreme Court undermining Constitution and the rule of law | Letters

The U.S. Supreme Court is woefully out of touch with the very core principles that they are tasked with upholding.

"First American constitution" returns to Exeter, 250 years later

Where was America founded? The U.S. Constitution was drafted at the 1789 Congress in Philadelphia — the same place where the ...

With America’s 250th in sight, these books illuminate the true spirit of the Declaration of Independence

America’s 250th birthday promises to inflame controversies about the character of the country’s founding — and it key ...
The EconomistOpinion

The Declaration of Independence still defines America’s purpose, writes Jon Meacham

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

Roberts: Rule of law is strong at time of rising concerns

Amid rising concerns about the health of the nation’s democracy, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. expressed faith that the ...

Six months before the Declaration of Independence, New Hampshire created its own state constitution

That constitution put governing power in the hands of the people, creating a legislature and executive council that would be ...
LancasterOnlineOpinion

Constitution calls to provide for good health for all [column]

LancasterOnline published a letter headlined “The American people have no inherent right to health care.” The letter writer’s ...

A second Declaration of Independence may be what U.S. needs

Perhaps then, what we need to consider is a second Declaration of Independence, wherein American intellectuals gather for a ...
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Every Individual Who Signed the Declaration of Independence

Most people know that the July 4th holiday celebrates the day the United States of America gained its Independence (the day is also referred to as Independence Day). This day was when the Declaration ...