As a North Carolinian, you may have been disappointed by Ken Burns’ recent documentary series on the American Revolution.

Here's what you should know about 'Common Sense' on the 250th anniversary of the groundbreaking work's publication.

It could be argued that the European Loyalists were the original anti-51st state proponents, who rejected casting aside British-style government and law and order in favour of American republicanism.

Paine’s timing for “Common Sense,” the first widely-read pamphlet proposing independence rather than pleading for rights and ...

As America begins its Semiquincentennial celebration, I will be happy to visit one of the great shrines of democracy itself," ...

Everyone knows that. But treating those limits as moral collapse is an evasion, allowing critics to keep the moral ...

The Pawlett and Rupert Historical Societies will present Vermont filmmaker Jay Craven’s film “Lost Nation” on Feb. 7 at 1 p.m ...

This is a year in which no moral rebukes are made. From the Dark Side, of course, our President will rebuke the many nasty ...

It was 250 years ago this week that a displaced governor issued a proclamation intended to restore him to power in North ...

An aphorism differs from an axiom, which is a self-evident truth (“All men are created equal”), and from platitude, which is ...

RALEIGH — It was 250 years ago this week that a displaced governor issued a proclamation intended to restore him to power in North Carolina. Instead, it led to the first major engagement of the ...

Ahead of cohosting the 2026 World Cup—and celebrating America’s 250th birthday with an epic Fourth of July bash—Boston is in ...