In 1775, an unsung hero of the Revolutionary War, Western Pennsylvania's Colonel William Thompson, helped drive back the ...

The fourth of July may be synonymous with freedom in the United States, but around the world it has a very different meaning.

He spoke, and spoke and spoke — for eight hours and 44 minutes. Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries delivered a record-breaking ...

Alarmed by the policies of President Donald Trump, millions turned out last month for protests around the United States and ...

Being a Virginian made Washington a symbol of the Continental Congress’s effort to show that beleaguered Boston was not alone ...

As America begins its 250th year, it is fitting to draw attention to the great people and ideas that made it possible. Neither the Declaration of Independence of 1776 nor the Constitution of 1787 ...

Asked what a world without judicial independence would look like, Justice Clint Bolick offered an ominous answer. "It looks ...

Independence Day celebrations are usually filled with fireworks, parades and patriotic festivities. So, how did it begin?

How have our shared visions of American ideals influenced the meaning of patriotism? How has this definition evolved over ...

Contrast that with the “big, beautiful” spending bill being steered through Congress by today’s career politicians, who ...

Moyers was the “signature figure” of everything wrong with “public” broadcasting. He savaged conservatives and also lined his ...

“Much of the new guidance is remarkably UNremarkable,” wrote Gretchen Goldman, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists ...