Opinion

Commentary: A Declaration of Independence — from the Trump administration

With words — not fists or bullets — it is time we declare our independence. When a free and self-governing people find themselves bound to a leader whose actions undermine the foundations of liberty, ...

Whose Independence?

The question of what Jefferson meant by “all men” has defined American law and politics for too long.
The Clermont Sun

Signers of The Declaration of Independence

Speaker of the House. Signer Benjamin Rush wrote that ”Morton was a plain farmer but was well versed in government andpublic policy.” ...
Smithsonian Magazine

See Thomas Jefferson’s Handwritten Copy of the Declaration of Independence

The New York Public Library has one of Thomas Jefferson's handwritten copies of the Declaration of Independence in its collection. Jonathan Blanc / New York Public Library A few days after the ...
The Advocate

Quin Hillyer: Louisiana's Walter Isaacson does the Declaration of Independence right

As we approach next year’s 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we should better understand, be grateful for, and celebrate “The Greatest Sentence Ever Written.” Referring to the ...
NBC4 Columbus

Ohio students urged to read Declaration of Independence as part of new resolution

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio lawmakers are considering a resolution encouraging students statewide to read the Declaration of Independence in classrooms this school year, ahead of the document’s 250th ...