Founding Fathers

What both sides should demand instead is expansion, not restriction, of the history we teach—with a deeper, richer perspective on our republic's place in the world.

This Fourth of July provided some unexpected perspective on the ferocious fights currently raging over the teaching of American history and values.

On Independence Day we reflect on a remarkable moment 245 years ago, when 56 men gathered in Philadelphia to sign the Declaration of Independence.

All of us have the right to have the faith of our choosing—or to have no faith at all—and still be a great American.

It is right to acknowledge the sins of our past, but wrong to distill our country to flaws shared by all humanity.

American history has great flaws, and the brutal inhumanity of slavery is its worst, but the American story is driven by its principles—not its imperfections.

Earlier this month, I filed suit against the U.S. Treasury to preserve Missouri's ability to cut taxes, ensuring that the federal government is kept in check—and illustrating the importance of the separation of powers.

As James Madison observed in Federalist no. 46, tyrannical governments invariably "are afraid to trust the people with arms."

Many critics highlighted things the Founding Fathers wouldn't approve or that are still accepted today.

"Because undermining the monarchy has never been a part of American democracy, apparently," remarked one Heritage Foundation critic.

We need to remind ourselves of America's higher purpose.

Now is not the time to lock any doors to either perception or understanding; we should certainly not be discounting ancient sources of knowledge out of hand.

While this risk-averse approach has come to typify the way we first approached COVID, it is the spirit of America that will ultimately pull us out of it.

When it comes to the most important things in life, you should toss civility aside and fight for what's right with everything you have.

Amidst this year's anxiety, uncertainty and pain, it is easy to forget that this is far from the first time Americans have found themselves in these circumstances.

Schiff said that while he supports "doing away with" the Electoral College, "discrete changes" to the Constitution that attack Citizens United are much more likely to happen.

If you like liberty, you should take a careful look at the intentional design of our American system of government and our nation's history of providing more freedom, more opportunity and more prosperity than any other nation.

Scalia, when not firing off some of the most interesting legal opinions in Supreme Court history, loved to travel the country teaching students—law school, college and high school students alike—about our nation's Founding document.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is right to defend the rich tradition of natural human rights.

Author Joel L. Daniels debates Ryan P. Williams, president of the Claremont Institute.

America's Founding principles are just and worth defending.

We are all the intellectual inheritors of the Declaration of Independence.

We must fall in love with America all over again, and Independence Day is the best time to start.

"In neither of these cases is there any mention of breaking a specific criminal statute," Chris Wallace explained.

"It is a constitutional paradox: The very behaviors that necessitate impeachment supply the means for the demagogue to escape it," former White House Counsel Bob Bauer warned in an op-ed Tuesday.

Comey, who was fired by the president in May 2017, tweeted the message from the founding father's 1796 farewell address.

Although the Constitution was signed in September, it would be months before it gained the states necessary for ratification.

From the Founding Fathers to modern-day pop culture, here's the Instagram captions you need for the Fourth.

He helped forge the framework of freedom that allows each of us to pursue happiness.

Academy Award-winning actor and vocal Donald Trump supporter Jon Voight broke down in tears while discussing an interaction he had on a flight talking about "our man" and 45th president.