Thomas Jefferson
After 1776, the founders designed a government that accounts for ‘a degree of depravity in mankind’
After the colonists declared their independence, designing a government was next. Three of the founding generation said the new government needed to account for the flaws in human nature.
For nearly 250 years, the US has had eyes on Latin America – but interventions then looked rather different
Now as then, the US supported forces that wanted to change the political situation in Venezuela.
1776’s Declaration of Independence inspired Washington’s troops to fight against the odds – and also helped bring in powerful allies
The Declaration of Independence isn’t just a philosophical breakup letter. It was a strategic move to secure vital support for America after its first declaration of war.
I study the Declaration of Independence, and here’s why the colonists’ grievances are surprisingly relevant, 250 years later
A partisan judiciary, arbitrary power, officials beyond the reach of the people – these are the grievances that drove a revolution.
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson disagreed about the American Revolution’s meaning even as they lay dying
The founding generation in America was not of one mind. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson differed on crucial ideas, but exemplify the capacity for people to disagree and yet work for a common cause.