The American vision has a high degree of tolerance for inequality and a robust commitment to individual liberty, because in the American revolutionary tradition, the pursuit of happiness is an ...

Critics argue Reza Pahlavi’s monarchical ambitions and ties to Israel undermine his claims of advocating for democracy.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain ...

So Parliament took a new approach. It passed laws—the Sugar Act and Stamp Act— to raise revenue directly, bypassing the ...

America’s foremost history documentarian is back at a pivotal moment. But is he avoiding the hard truths about the country’s ...

Thomas Jefferson served as the third President of the United States (1801-1809), the first Secretary of State (1789-1794), ...

The history of our great nation and the history of our faith is much more than an epic 12-hour television event that tells the extraordinary story of our past. How did we get here?  As David ...

In this sense, and perhaps this sense only, Canadians have become more American than the Americans. This year, July Fourth ...

Which approach will America take regarding Israel and the Jewish people? Will the extremist views and the polarization ...

There were no British soldiers in the American colonies for 130 years. Colonists distrusted soldiers due to stories of brutality against civilians by soldiers under orders of tyrannical kings in ...

If we imagine religion as a technology, argues Notre Dame sociologist Christian Smith, we can better see the cause of its ...

Someone recently described the Declaration of Independence as the greatest breakup letter ever written. One could say that the audacious statement crafted by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin ...