A new American Revolution is going on in the Supreme Court. In recent years, it has issued four major decisions curtailing ...

Almost every trapping of Independence Day is due to Mother England in some way or another. In fact, it is fair to ask why we ...

The flying of the flag "should be shocking to anyone who doesn't wish to live in a theocracy,” one expert said.

The Washington Post/ Political attacks on higher education are escalating as we approach next year’s 250th anniversary of the ...

Freedom is once again the central theme of Skinner’s new book, Liberty as Independence.A work of history that seeks to pinpoint exactly how long the older republican notion of liberty prevailed before ...

When I was a teenager, a mostly forgotten series of novels taught me U.S. history. How would they read to me now?

In Australia, the announcement landed quietly, buried in the technology pages of newspapers. The scant column inches ­devoted ...

For all the festivities around July 4, the nation’s founding document, the Declaration of Independence, actually depicts a wounded, fearful society, teetering on the brink of disaster. Sound familiar?

Ever written your congressman? I have. I always get a prompt and cordial, if bland, reply. Back in 1988, I actually spent a ...

What is truly unique about America is not its military or its protests. It is our belief that everyone is created equal and that governments have to protect the rights of everyone.

Alexis de Tocqueville’s observations of early America reveal that civic vitality is vital for democracy, and that liberal ...