Tag: Declaration of Independence
What the Declaration of Independence does – and doesn’t – say...
Thomas Tweed, University of Notre Dame
On the Fourth of July 1776, the congressional delegates in Philadelphia adopted the...
1776’s Declaration of Independence inspired Washington’s troops to fight against the...
Christopher Magra, University of Tennessee
A crowd gathered along the waterfront in New York City in the summer of...
What is the American Dream, and has it become harder to...
Mark Robert Rank, Washington University in St. Louis
Few ideas are as central to the nation’s identity as that...
Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship will depend on its interpretation...
Morgan Marietta, University of Tennessee
The Supreme Court on Dec. 5, 2025, agreed to review the long-simmering controversy over...
Along with the ideals it expresses, the Declaration of Independence mourns...
Maurizio Valsania, Università di Torino
Right around the Fourth of July, Americans pay renewed attention to the country’s crucial...
5 facts about John Witherspoon, a slaveholder and the only university...
Joseph Yannielli, Aston University
Since 2001, a bronze statue of the Rev. John Witherspoon has loomed over a busy...
What activists today can learn from MLK, the ‘conservative militant’
Christopher Beem, Pennsylvania State University
In the turbulent days following President Donald Trump’s inauguration, activists launched resistance movements: Greenpeace activists climbed a large construction crane...
EXPLORING NATURE
Hurricanes devastated Florida’s East Coast – then seagrass made an unexpected comeback
Stephanie Insalaco-Wyner, Southwestern University and Hannah V. Herrero, University of Tennessee
Florida’s Indian River Lagoon has been an ecosystem...
