December 22 has been a date marked by remarkable moments in history, spanning the realms of exploration, politics, culture, ...

His words define American democracy and our national identity. But when Thomas Jefferson wrote that “all men are created equal” with the right to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” did that ...

The beauty of all self-evident truths is that, by definition, we do not need to explain why they are true. Our annual celebrations of American independence fit neatly into this mental zone of ...

Historian Mike Nagle will explore the collaboration, conflict and eventual reconciliation between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson during a Jan. 8 lecture in Benzonia.

The exquisite neoclassical home that Thomas Jefferson built in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains has become the locus of complex and evolving understandings of American history.

The premise that a free press is essential to maintaining a free and democratic society is enshrined in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which states that "Congress shall make no ...