Matt Paprocki: The Declaration of Independence, and a question for all of us

The Man Who Saved the Declaration of Independence

It’s time to honor State Department clerk Stephen Pleasonton.

American patriotism and the US-Israel relationship

In the summer of 1776, with the ink barely dry on the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress gave its founders a challenging assignment: design a seal for the nation they had just summoned into being. Benjamin Franklin imagined Moses standing at the Red Sea, his hand raised as the waters swallowed Pharaoh’s army. Thomas []

The Declaration is America’s greatest conversation

Most people think of the Declaration of Independence only as the document that announced America’s independence. It did that, but it also did something else just as important. It started a history-changing conversation that we’re still having today. The Declaration is an argument meant to be read, discussed, and remembered. The founders explained why leaving [] The post The Declaration is America’s greatest conversation appeared first on Americans for Prosperity.

America at 250: Rethinking Independence and the Stories We Tell Ourselves

Joshua Scheer As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, politicians from across the political spectrum are invoking the familiar language of freedom, democracy and American exceptionalism. Fireworks, patriotic speeches and national celebrations present the nation’s founding as the birth of liberty and self-government. political leaders across the ideological spectrum []

250 years of American independence: Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, 'the North and South poles of the American Revolution'

'America 250' (4/13). Fifty years to the day after the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, two of its architects died: the enigmatic Thomas Jefferson and the impulsive John Adams. This coincidence only strengthened, among the population, the sense of an unprecedented destiny promised to their nation.

America’s 250th Celebration Belongs To You, Not DC

Americans reading this are lucky enough to be alive on the 250th anniversary of their country’s declaration of independence. How independent the United States actually is these days or how much the country remains dedicated to the ideals of the founding is highly debatable. What is not debatable is that it was the colonies making []

What the American Founders Did Was a Reluctant Revolution — An Interview with Lee J Strang

What is the significance of the 250-year-old Declaration of Independence? Was the American Revolution justified? We spoke to the executive director of the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at The Ohio State University about whether the Declaration of Independence—the ‘birth certificate’ of the United States—was legally and lawfully adopted under the British laws of the time. The post What the American Founders Did Was a Reluctant Revolution — An Interview with Lee J Strang appeared first on Hungarian Conservative.

The Declaration of Independence: was separation inevitable?

The Declaration of Independence: was separation inevitable?

“We hold these truths”: The U.S. Declaration of Independence at 250

That I should have been invited to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence is perhaps a bit ironic. I happen to have been born on Dominion Day, 1967 – Canada’s centennial. For this great feat Read the rest The post “We hold these truths”: The U.S. Declaration of Independence at 250 appeared first on C2C Journal.

250 Years Of Freedom, Carried By Those Who Serve

This week, we mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Throughout our history, one facet has remained constant: the resolve of the American warfighter. From Lexington and Concord to Fallujah, Americans have fought with all the strength God gave them to protect this country and its people from those who ...

Freethought TV celebrates the “real” American Revolution with special July 4 programming

The truly revolutionary idea behind the Declaration of Independence wasn’t simply breaking away from Britain. It was establishing the first secular democracy in human history. This Independence Day, Freethought TV ... More » from Freethought TV celebrates the “real” American Revolution with special July 4 programming The post Freethought TV celebrates the “real” American Revolution with special July 4 programming appeared first on Freedom From Religion Foundation.

Democrat Leaders Deny the Declaration’s First Right

This year, Americans are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, which declared the “self-evident” truth that “all men are created equal” and “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights,” including the rights to “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” The leaders of the Democratic Party, however, deny this self-evident truth....

America is 250 Years Old. Have You Ever Read the Declaration of Independence?

On a glorious morning walk about a week before America’s 250th birthday, I was listening to Jon Stewart’s podcast on that theme. I recommend it. One of the things he discusses with his historian guests, Yale’s David Blight and Harvard’s Annette Gordon-Reed, is the Declaration of Independence, which both historians called a “dangerous document” in []

Podcast: “Divided Over the Declaration,” with Bobb & Williams

My final conversation with authors of new books about the Declaration of Independence before this Saturday’s formal observance features the co-authors of Divided Over the Declaration: How an Enduring Debate Sustains the Vision of America. The authors of Divided Over the Declaration are David J. Bobb and Tony Williams, who are colleagues at the indispensable Bill of Rights Institute, and old pals. Bobb and Williams have hit upon a unique

A Nation Unites for a Day of Grand 250th Celebrations

Two hundred and fifty years after men from 13 disparate colonies made the fateful decision to adopt the Declaration of Independence, a country whose size and diversity they could have scarcely imagined will strive to set aside its divisions on Saturday and throw itself a massive sea-to-sea celebration of liberty and happiness. Hoover, Ala., will []

No Paine, No Declaration

In celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we remember names like Jefferson and Washington. Unfortunately, the man probably most responsible for push this nation to independence, Thomas Paine, is mostly forgotten.

Rare 1776 copy of US Declaration of Independence discovered in London after 250 years

A rare copy of the Declaration of Independence, believed to have been lost for more than 250 years, has been discovered at Britain's National Archives in London, making it the only known example of its kind to survive outside the United States. The National Archives said the Declaration was among documents seized by the Royal Navy in December 1776 after British forces captured the American privateer vessel Dalton.

Irishman who designed Great Seal of the United States

Ulster native Charles Thomson is credited for designing the Great Seal of the United States shortly after independence in 1776.

From Whom the US Got Independence on 4th of July: The History Behind the Holiday

On July 4, 1776, the United States declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain due to escalating disputes over taxation without representation. The adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress formed a new sovereign nation, which celebrates its 250th anniversary (Semiquincentennial) in 2026.

How America’s founding inspires its strategy in the world

As it marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the United States should rededicate itself to its founding principles and to a strategy in the world that seeks to advance those principles. The post How America’s founding inspires its strategy in the world appeared first on Atlantic Council.

General Washington And The Other Declaration of 1776

Photo Credit:ChatGPT ChatGPTBy Charlton AllenIn July 1776, Congress proclaimed independence—and George Washington prepared an army to defend it.

The Mirror of 1776

Unfortunately, the Declaration of Independence does not unite us today. It indicts us.

Does America’s 250th Deserve Our Celebration?

As we observe the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the question has been raised whether our experiment in self-government still merits our celebration—or our condemnation. I find myself having to republish a rebuttal to this claim every July 4, because every July 4 brings a new call to no longer celebrate the Fourth.... The post Does America’s 250th Deserve Our Celebration? first appeared on Texas Public Policy Foundation.

Rare copy of the Declaration of Independence on display at New York Public Library

Rare copy of the Declaration of Independence on display at New York Public Library

BYU professor spends four months hand-crafting replica of Declaration of Independence

Leading up to America’s 250th birthday, Brigham Young University Professor Robert Buchert spent four months recreating the Declaration of Independence with historically-accurate tools. The professor, who teaches an Intro to Letterpress class, received the request from fellow faculty member Gove Allen, who organizes Orem’s Colonial Festival, according to BYU News. Allen told Buchert that he []

A bitter anniversary: The American ideal turns 250 amid turmoil

The United States is celebrating the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence on July 4. It does so amidst protests from the ‘No Kings’ movement, which rallies against Trump’s authoritarianism. The ideals of Thomas Jefferson – one of the Founding Fathers – look worse for wear on a date marked by the government’s rewriting of history and by doubts about what remains of the American Dream

The Indispensable President

The Declaration of Independence, signed and issued to the public 250 years ago this month, was the banner under which the American Revolution was fought. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, and are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights. The Declaration, the sheet anchor of American republicanism, as Lincoln called it, stated the ideals behind the revolution, but played little role either in starting or ending the conflict. The battles of Lexington and Concord, which ignited the war, had been fought more than a year earlier, in April 1775; the war would continue for another five years until it was settled in 1781 by the American victory at Yorktown. Without victory in the war for independence, the Declaration of Independence might have been relegated to a footnote in history. The post The Indispensable President appeared first on .

Anna Paulina Luna kicks off Fourth of July weekend with message for the LIBS, 'Back it up, Terry' & fireworks

What would Thomas Jefferson think of Starbucks and satellites? A 4th of July column reflects on how much America has changed since 1776's signing.