In some ways, the debate over Paine's legacy today is a proxy for a much larger debate over whose vision gets to govern.

This is a momentous year for U.S. history. Celebrating the semisesquicentennial of U.S. independence, America 250 will reach its apex on July 4 of this year. Though John Adams missed on the date (he ...

This year we are celebrating 250 years as a nation. There is one more thing to celebrate. Published months before the revolutionary war began, Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” pamphlet was sold/distribut ...

In response to Dave Drane’s letter published April 27, “Birthright citizenship goes against common sense,” I would like to ...

The American Philosophical Society Museum's new exhibit includes 19 printed copies of the Declaration, including an early ...

Although the fact is often forgotten, the American colonists were not the only people who faced a political crisis in the ...

Britons are cool on America and baffled by President Donald Trump as the former colonies celebrate their 250th year of ...

As America marks 250 years of independence, Britons reflect on their views of the country, predominantly shaped by President ...

As America marks 250 years of independence, British perceptions of the U.S. are heavily influenced by President Trump, with ...

Perhaps Ford and Fetterman are holding out hope that reason and common sense will return to their party. Fetterman’s stroke seems to have clarified his thinking. However, Ford’s platitudes have become ...