Founding Fathers
Is This Week's Insurrection in D.C. an Opportunity for American Renewal?
We need to remind ourselves of America's higher purpose.
Jupiter, Saturn and the Benjamin Franklin Conjunction
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.
Making Life Worth Living in a Pandemic
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.
Civility Isn't What America Needs
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.
This Is Not Our First Pandemic
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.
Adam Schiff: Abolishing Electoral College an 'Overdue Constitutional Change
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.
Save Our American System
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.
Celebrating Our Constitution's Birth, and What Makes it Work
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.
'Unalienable Rights' Made America Great
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is right to defend the rich tradition of natural human rights.
Was America Conceived in Racism? Joel L. Daniels Debates Ryan P. Williams
Author Joel L. Daniels debates Ryan P. Williams, president of the Claremont Institute.
America Was Not Conceived in Racism
America's Founding principles are just and worth defending.
Jefferson Belongs to Us All—Leave His Memorial Alone
We are all the intellectual inheritors of the Declaration of Independence.
Land of the Free and Home of the Brave
We must fall in love with America all over again, and Independence Day is the best time to start.
Fox News Host Confronts Dershowitz With Constitutional Framers' Own Words
"In neither of these cases is there any mention of breaking a specific criminal statute," Chris Wallace explained.
Obama WH Counsel Says 'Trump Made Full Use of Demagogic Playbook'
"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.
James Comey Quotes George Washington in Swipe at Trump
Comey, who was fired by the president in May 2017, tweeted the message from the founding father's 1796 farewell address.
Who Is the Father of the Constitution? Facts About James Madison
Although the Constitution was signed in September, it would be months before it gained the states necessary for ratification.
July 4 Instagram Captions To Celebrate America
From the Founding Fathers to modern-day pop culture, here's the Instagram captions you need for the Fourth.
We Owe Our Freedom To George Washington
He helped forge the framework of freedom that allows each of us to pursue happiness.
Watch: Jon Voight Cries While Discussing Trump
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.
Seth Meyers Mocks Trump with Fake Book on July Fourth
"Benedict Arnold is one of my favorite breakfasts," Meyers reads from a book he jokes is written by Trump.
Trump Getting Flipped Off by Washington Goes Viral
Washington, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton can all be seen despairing of the president in their Oval Office portraits.
Which Day Was the Declaration of Independence Signed?
A quiz to test your knowledge of the birth of the United States.
Neil Buchanan: Have We Lost Trust of the Free World?
Trump is making us villains abroad and gratuitously cruel at home.
Jefferson's Vision of American Islam Matters More Today
How come the president from 200 years ago is more sensitive to Muslim rights than the president in 2017?
The Role Religions Continue to Play in World Affairs
Modern diplomacy's dismissal of religion as a factor was a monumental mistake.
How to Stop Trump? The Founding Fathers Thought of That
Trump's singling out of Muslims in executive orders will fail.
Why Are White, Uneducated Voters Voting for Trump?
There are whole states that are not making quality education a high enough priority.
Scalia: What Were the Founding Fathers Thinking?
Scalia fought to prevent judges from imposing the latest political or legal fads on the nation.