The US government is already preparing massive celebrations of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution for next ...

The only reason Jefferson could call certain truths 'self-evident' is that he was living in a world shaped by Judeo-Christian ...

France was the powerhouse of Europe. It had the continent’s biggest population, a large overseas empire and had become the ...

Bastille Day is France’s national holiday and is celebrated every year on July 14th. The day commemorates a significant event in French history – the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789. The event ...

President Trump blasted Israel for not keeping the ceasefire he says they agreed to last night. "Israel, as soon as we made ...

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

Take your pick. What sort of news do you want to consider? The truth that frogs eat mosquitoes, an opinion that frogs are not eating properly, or do you want to believe that if you kiss enough frogs ...

Military victories were essential in helping America win its independence from Britain. Early successes gave the Patriots ...

Given the central role that lawyers play in our politics, control over their education bears directly on the success of American democracy. Law education should not rest in the hands of those who ...

But the French Revolution was a different matter. Catholicism, long entrenched as the state religion, lost its privileges, properties and political power. This was revolting to the Vatican.