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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

IDEAS The legacy of the Revolution is still up for grabs The War of Independence brought the United States together. Today we’re divided over what it all meant.

Eric Ciotti, a French right-wing MP with ties to Ms Le Pen, wants legislation to end immediate pre-appeal suspensions; if it were adopted before the appeal is heard, Ms Le Pen might be able to run.