Fast on the heels of the recent “No Kings” protests against President Trump comes an odd suggestion that Americans would be better off today if we had remained part of the British Empire — an empire ...

The founding principles that make this country great and that we celebrate today are exactly what drew the author here from ...

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Today is the Fourth of July. What will you celebrate? Freedom from the English monarchy? To me, the Fourth is about freedom, ...

The 16-time champion is back at Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest after clearing up conflict over plant-based meat ...

Then, there’s the matter of the U.S. Constitution, the legal bedrock of our country, and the Bill of Rights — the first 10 ...

As America begins its 250th year, it is fitting to draw attention to the great people and ideas that made it possible. Neither the Declaration of Independence of 1776 nor the Constitution of 1787 ...

Friday is the Fourth of July. What will you celebrate? Freedom from the English monarchy? To me, the Fourth is about freedom, period. When the Founders signed the Declaration of Independence, they put ...

So Parliament took a new approach. It passed laws—the Sugar Act and Stamp Act— to raise revenue directly, bypassing the ...