Among the proclamations of the first French republic was an end to slavery in its island possessions—a forerunner of wider ...

As the nation observes its 250th birthday, historians can help settle one present-day dispute: Is the United States a democracy or a republic? For years, advocates have argued the point. Yet the ...

The following is a lightly edited transcript of a speech delivered on May 28, 2026, at the “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Reenactment at The Heritage Foundation. Britain’s seven year war with ...

When Americans celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States throughout 2026, names like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams are bound to come up. While those ...

Decades before the United States, France outlawed slavery during the French Revolution – only to see it reimposed by Napoleon ...

As New Mexico honors its jurors, a local judge details the 2,500-year history of juries and why they are so crucial to our justice system.

If you’re a conservative living in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, Hawaii, or Delaware, the arithmetic is ...

The combination of a historically absentee landlord [British king and parliament] coupled with a sudden renewed interest in the colonies, especially as a source of income, slowly eroded the bonds ...

The Declaration of Independence, approved July 4, 1776, laid the groundwork for American government and rights.

Theodore Sedgwick distrusted democracy, feared political equality and believed society should be guided by educated, propertied elites. Yet at a moment when partisan fury threatened to break the ...

The singular star of the 1976 bicentennial celebration in the nation’s capital was our founding document which formally ...

The precepts of the Magna Carta were included in Elizabeth I’s 1578 grant to Sir Humphrey Gilbert and later charters included a key provision: all rights of Englishmen were retained by English ...