Contrary to recent media narratives casting a Republican governor in a bad light, political donors being appointed to state ...

At Monticello, we talked to Ken Burns, who was giving a preview of his upcoming PBS documentary on the American Revolution.

How the University of Iowa's Center for the Book played a major hand in protecting the United States' founding documents.

Patriotic education does not mean propaganda to produce blind allegiance to the government. The patriotism of the Revolution ...

The Cycles of American History foresaw American voter dealignment, and an electronic age that would see voters prioritize ...

When they drift off to other subjects, books is inevitably one of them. Jefferson let slip a reference to Destutt de Tracy’s three volumes on Ideology, which Adams seized: — ...

Real patriotic education means that just as our founders loved and honored America, so we should honor them, while deeply learning and earnestly debating their ideas. Adapted from remarks delivered by ...

Global Summit features former President Obama and former Vice President Pence and marks a new chapter for the Jefferson ...

The text says that governments are human constructions. The legitimacy of governments depends upon democratic consent, not ...

War, even the American Revolution, is the health of the state because it is almost impossible to avoid fighting a war on ...

As we celebrate America's independence this this week, enjoying a barbecued hamburger or hotdog with friends and family, or ...