With Father’s Day approaching, we should remind ourselves that the Founding Fathers were not only America’s symbolic fathers, but many were pulling dual duties as real fathers as well. John Adams was ...

Two hundred and forty-nine years ago, 56 men met in the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia to commit treason against the most powerful empire on Earth. Representing 13 colonies of that empire, ...

Ben Sheehan explores how these documents, and their lessons, still resonate today. You’re probably aware of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Maybe you know some of the documents’ ...

In 1796, George Washington chose to step down from the presidency, and (with some help from Hamilton and Madison), wrote the “Farewell Address.” Nearly 230 years later, his words have never been more ...

Ahead of the celebration of Independence Day, Edward Furton, publications director for The National Catholic Bioethics Center, spoke in a lecture in the nation’s capital about the country’s founders ...

Revolutionary spirits : introduction -- Nature's nation and nature's God : liberals and deists -- Beyond black arts and witchcraft : the progress of Enlightenment -- A reasonable creature : the faith ...

As the relationship between America and Britain deteriorated throughout the late 1700s, John was frequently called away from home to participate in both the First and Second Continental Congresses.