The Founding Fathers lived in a world of kings and emperors. There was no democracy in their time, and nothing even close since ancient Greece. Men like Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, well ...
The Anti-Federalists' skepticism of the Constitution shaped the nation's legacy.
OPINION: Fox News’ meltdown over Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello reminding visitors that an enslaver enslaved people is the latest example of the battle for America’s historical soul. Editor’s note: The ...
“Old white men in wigs and fancy clothes” is a popular response. The names George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin ...
Can Founding Fathers show us the right way? When our Founding Fathers gathered in Philadelphia in the summers of 1774 and 1775, they came with serious differences on several subjects (slavery, states' ...
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’ ...
This month marks Benjamin Franklin’s 320th birthday. Near the end of his life, he wondered what life would be like “two or three centuries hence.” Well, here we are. What would Franklin make of it? He ...
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; 1. Reading the Bible with the Founding Fathers: An Introduction; PART I: The Bible and Culture; 2. The English ...