What exactly does ‘all men are created equal’ mean in the Declaration of Independence? I used to think the answer was obvious; it was self-evident. But it’s not, at least not in today’s political ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Jennings is CEO of the Lambda Legal organization, a prominent advocate for LGBTQ rights. He sees his mission in part as fulfilling that hallowed American principle: “All men are ...
OPINION: The First Amendment exists to protect dissent and divergent opinions, not just ideas that align with rigid campus orthodoxy The University of Oregon just learned a very costly lesson about ...
“All men are created equal.” When Thomas Jefferson wrote those words in the summer of 1776, he both meant what he said, and didn’t. He meant that the white, propertied men who led the 13 colonies had ...
During an extraordinary span between 1840 and 1920, America wrestled mightily with what the country’s founders intended when they declared that “all men are created equal.” In his new book, “Born ...