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Thomas Jefferson saw through Iran’s playbook 240 years ago
In 1815, with Commodore Stephen Decatur’s guns trained on his harbor, the Dey of Algiers signed a treaty with the United States, then told the Americans what he thought of it: My p…
Book Excerpt: John Adams & Thomas Jefferson
In “A Perfect Coincidence,” Jim Rasenbereger details the fifty-year relationship between. Thomas Jefferson, a charismatic Southern aristocrat, and John Adams, a cantankerous Yankee…
Thomas Jefferson’s childhood home in Virginia lists for record $17M for the first time in 100 years
The roughly 300-year-old Tuckahoe estate is where Thomas Jefferson spent seven years of his childhood.…
America’s 250th is an invitation to help kids understand exactly what this country is all about
If looking to honor the past is all we do on July 4, 2026, we will miss out on a big opportunity to think about America in a way stands to make it a better country and a more perfe…
Mending broken relationships: A Fourth of July story
June was a fateful time in America 250 years ago. The 13 colonies, still part of the British Empire, had been in rebellion for over a year, ever since fighting had erupted in Massa…
Clarence Thomas’ view of the Declaration can help America recover its founding purpose
Justice Clarence Thomas has spent three decades arguing the Declaration of Independence remains America's foundational moral framework at 250.…
America 250 demands a return to the founders’ dream for higher education
Former university president says institutions must reject ideological capture and return to forming citizens capable of American self-government.…
When America Declared Itself
The celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary is now very nearly upon us, as the signal date of July 4th approaches. Of course, to be technical about it, and as many Americans …
The anti-communism movie quote that spells doom for the Democrats in the midterms
Danny DeVito's 1991 film character Lawrence Garfield warned about communism's return, a message now echoing in American politics ahead of midterms.…
Did Thomas Jefferson Come Up With 'Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness'? No, John Locke Did.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty…
The White House Is the New Green Zone
Fortifications are growing in tandem with the threat of political violence.…
See the New Quarter Honoring Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence That Enters Circulation Next Week, Ahead of America’s 250th Birthday
The design is one of several coin denominations, and the third of five new quarters, made specially for the country’s semiquincentennial…
UVA official criticizes founder President Thomas Jefferson in grad speech: ‘ignorance and hubris’
‘A pretty sweeping charge to make from the graduation stage at Jefferson’s university.’……
The Founding Fathers Knew Citizenship Was a Duty. Here’s What That Means
Filmmaker Ken Burns writes about the Founding Fathers' notion of citizenship and how democracy demands participation and engagement.…
‘A republic if you can keep it’: America at 250
The heat was sweltering when delegates emerged from Independence Hall on Sept. 17, 1787. Crowds had gathered outside, waiting for news from the Constitutional Convention. Among the…
Smithsonian adds back impeachment language to label on Trump portrait
The gallery's historian said said Trump's complaints about the previous display played no role in the process. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.…