“We, the people of the United States…” begins the greatest vision of human freedom in history. One of Britain’s great Prime Ministers, William Gladstone, called it “the most wonderful work ever struck off at a […]
NEW YORK — A rare first printing of the U.S. Constitution sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $43.2 million, a record price for a document or book sold at auction. The anonymous winning bidder […]
After a decade of planning and a head count that took place against the backdrop of an unprecedented pandemic, natural disasters and partisan legal battles, the U.S. Census Bureau is releasing the first numbers from […]
Lesson 2: Find creative ways to encourage both sides of every argument. Throughout his life, Madison retained great faith in the power of the free press to remedy the evils arising from “fake news,” as […]
Republicans are “radicalizing against democracy” because they rely on our constitutional process when governing. This is the essence of Chris Hayes’ recent Atlantic piece contending that the GOP is descending into authoritarianism. The MSNBC host […]
Joe Biden will become the oldest president inaugurated when he takes the oath of office on Wednesday, Jan. 20. At the age 78, he is at the average life expectancy age in the United States, […]
In 1789, the first United States Congress adopted 12 amendments to the Constitution and sent them to the states for ratification. (Ten of the amendments became the Bill of Rights.)
The Confederacy has been the excuse for some of today’s rioting, property destruction and grossly uninformed statements. Among the latter is the testimony before the House Armed Services Committee by the chairman of the Joint […]
Amid all of the public vitriol about the inherent sin of slavery in our nation’s creation, one thing has been completely forgotten and not considered at all. What would have happened had America not been […]
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