Why the Declaration of Independence still matters | Opinion

Ahead of the America 250 celebration, TN attorney Paul Summers begins a public civics study, starting with a look at the ...

Chief Justice Roberts on the Declaration of Independence

Roberts' year-end report on the federal judiciary includes some notable statements about the Declaration and its relevance to ...

With America’s 250th in sight, these books illuminate the true spirit of the Declaration of Independence

America’s 250th birthday promises to inflame controversies about the character of the country’s founding — and it key ...
The EconomistOpinion

The Declaration of Independence still defines America’s purpose, writes Jon Meacham

As America turns 250, we trace the triumphs, contradictions and arguments that shaped the world’s first liberal republic And ...
Washington Examiner

‘The sheet anchor of American republicanism’

There is no time when the Declaration of Independence‘s true meaning is not worthy of deep reflection. But certainly this Independence Day, which marks the beginning of a year of celebrating the 250th ...
Yahoo

Declaration of Independence was rooted in Enlightenment ideals, not divinity | Opinion

Some states teach from primary sources so students develop background knowledge and the ability to advance evidence-based arguments. (U.S. government/archives.gov) Some suggest that the United States ...
Reason

What the Declaration of Independence Said and Meant

[This year, my annual post celebrating the Fourth of July is drawn from a chapter of Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People, and from a short essay on the ...