The Declaration of Independence, approved July 4, 1776, laid the groundwork for American government and rights.

Over the years, I have written various posts and articles on the American Revolution and the ideals of the Declaration of Independence. Some have obvious continuing relevance to such issues as ...

In January 1777, Baltimore printer Mary Katharine Goddard published the first copies of the Declaration of Independence that included the signers’ names. By then, the document was already old news.

Matthew Spalding joined the RCP Podcast on Friday to explain why the Declaration of Independence was not merely an ...

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That Abraham Lincoln, our most American of presidents, "never had a feeling politically that did not spring from the ...

Professor Paul Seaton observes in his book Public Philosophy and Patriotism that the Declaration is an American epic poem that speaks to the depths of our political soul: The Declaration makes clear ...

Amid contention, criticism, and compromise, a divided nation had to present a unified front. It came at a cost.

Joseph Postell is associate professor of politics at Hillsdale College and a visiting fellow in the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies at The Heritage Foundation. He is the author of the ...

A July 1776 broadside of the Declaration of Independence is on offer at Sotheby’s, where it is estimated at $2 to $4 million. It comes to auction less than four years after it sold at Christie’s for ...