Independence Day: Happy Birthday America
John Adams’ letters from Philadelphia celebrate a nation conceived in liberty. by Peter Roff On the morning of July 3, 1776 John Adams, delegate to the Second Continental Congress from…
July 4, 1776 – Declaration of Independence
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve…
[Flashback review] ‘John Adams,’ Second To None
“Giamatti’s performance is captivating, often poignantly so. . . . Tom Wilkinson has a romp playing Ben Franklin. . . . Stephen Dillane’s Thomas Jefferson is a quiet, introspective scholar.…
Why the Founders Matter: Securing the Blessing of Liberty to Ourselves and Our Posterity
A Vision of the Spirit and Promise of Our Founding Fathers by Scott L. Vanatter The things of politics and public policy are of deep import. It takes time, experience,…