As the USA celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a leading historian talks about why it ...

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez claims the American Revolution was against billionaires, drawing sharp criticism from Republican senators and political observers.

"The Constitution makes no reference to abortion," argues Justice Samuel Alito's leaked "1st Draft" opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, "and no such right is implicitly protected ...

NYU Law professor Melissa Murray gives context and commentary on the nation's founding document in her new book The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader.

There are many historical reasons to believe in these events, which I’ve addressed in previous columns, such as this and this. Meanwhile, as a student of American history, I find it fascinating that, ...

In “Desolation Row” (1965) Bob Dylan sings, “And everybody’s shouting / ‘Which side are you on?’” The line captures what it has felt like over the past few years to be a reader of American history. In ...

Journalist Ari Berman says the founding fathers created a system that concentrated power in the hands of an elite minority — and that their... How the Founding Fathers' concept of 'Minority Rule' is ...

In the aftermath of World War II, the United States has supported the modern establishment of Israel as a democratic alliance and, more recently, as an economic partner. National security, ...

“The Nation Makers” by Howard Pyle, 1902, public domain. The American Founding is a unique and remarkable moment in human history, marking the beginning of a new order of the ages. It was the first ...