Readers sent hundreds of reflections on the nation’s 250th birthday in recent weeks, and we’ll publish a story about them on July 3. But today is my turn to reflect on what I hold so dear about being ...

This video follows the bitter political chaos that erupted after George Washington left office. John Adams and Thomas ...

The story of the US is, in many ways, remarkable. It achieved independence against the odds, its constitution has lasted more than two centuries and its democracy has weathered war, economic ...

There are two distinctly American traits that predated and supercharged the Revolution, raging on for the 250 years since: We ...

A politician calling a press conference to celebrate the one-year anniversary of their own legislation is a sign of weakness, ...

The declaration was a radical and astonishing document that still serves as America’s soul. But the beating heart of the ...

As the United States prepares to celebrate 250 years of its Independence, it is proper to examine the career of James Madison, the fourth president of the Republic. More than any other, he shaped the ...

Without course correction, experts warn, it cannot be overstated how much of what the country has achieved could be lost.

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, Crikey examines a single life that illuminates the myriad contradictions woven ...