What the Declaration of Independence does – and doesn’t – say about God

On the Fourth of July 1776, the congressional delegates in Philadelphia adopted the Declaration of Independence, then ordered ...

I study the Declaration of Independence, and here’s why the colonists’ grievances are surprisingly relevant, 250 years later

A partisan judiciary, arbitrary power, officials beyond the reach of the people – these are the grievances that drove a ...
Newsweek

World’s Most Important Writing Assignment: Declaration of Independence

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. It was the most important writing assignment in world history. In May ...
The Washington Post

How the Declaration of Independence inspired the world despite Jefferson’s contradictions on slavery

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Historian Andrew Davenport arrived at Monticello with an extraordinary ...

How the Declaration of Independence 'devastated' Native people

A few words in the Declaration of Independence, describing Indigenous people as "savages," did lasting damage, professor ...
Reader's Digest

The Declaration of Independence vs. the Constitution: What’s the Difference?

One sparks a revolution, while the other structures a nation. Do you know the difference between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution? Packed with history and visionary ideas (and even ...
The New York Times

America Had More Than One Founding and More Than One Set of Founders

Read today, the Declaration of Independence is a freedom document. It stands for absolute human equality and represents the highest ideals of the American republic. On July 4, we celebrate it as much ...
Fox News

Protecting the Declaration of Independence in our 250th year

July Fourth marked 249 years since the 13 American colonies rejected a British monarch and embraced freedom. But as we enter the first days of our 250th year on this Earth, it feels like we’re moving ...

Here’s why the colonists’ grievances are surprisingly relevant 250 years later

The issues that most disturbed the Revolution’s leaders in 1776: a partisan judiciary, arbitrary power, officials not being responsible to their constituents.