Tag: Declaration of Independence

Col. John Nixon at the Pennsylvania State House sharing with the men, women and children — gathered to hear the announcement that the 13 colonies had declared themselves independent states (image public domain).

On This Day: The crowds of Philadelphia, the guns of New York

Salena Zito · July 8, 2026 11:34 am

Founding Fathers of the United States sign the Declaration of Independence.

Beltway Confidential

Gen Z must choose between sacred honor and socialist revolution

Daniel Idfresne · July 8, 2026 10:07 am

America 250 American History Founding Fathers

Beltway Confidential

Video: 250 years of America, in nine minutes

Guy Benson · July 7, 2026 5:00 pm

An American flag at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Patriotism and Unity

As America turns 250, remember the Americans who chose unity

Lynne M. Jackson, Michael Jahr · July 7, 2026 11:00 am

America 250 Independence Day Kentucky

Unalienable rights don’t expire at 250

Doug Hamlin · July 7, 2026 7:00 am

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrives for a press conference at Staten Island University Hospital Community Park on April 27, 2026 in New York City. Mayor Mamdani was joined by Gov. Kathy Hochul, government officials and members of the New York New Jersey FIFA World Cup 2026 Host Committee as they announced NYC will be hosting five free World Cup viewing parties in various parts of NYC. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Want another 250 years? Reject socialism’s hostility to property rights

Randolph May · July 6, 2026 8:00 am

Miniature American flags flutter in wind gusts across the National Mall near the Capitol.

Patriotism and Unity

American leadership at 250 and beyond

Gentry Collins · July 4, 2026 8:00 am

Betsy Ross flag.

Declaration of Independence: The greatest public affairs campaign in American history

Kerri Toloczko · July 4, 2026 7:00 am

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

American patriotism and the US-Israel relationship

Jacki Karsh · July 4, 2026 7:00 am

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin engraving 1859. (Getty Images)

Our republic at 250: The challenge to keep it

Jenny Beth Martin · July 4, 2026 6:00 am

John Turnbull's 1819 painting of the Declaration of Independence is shown above.

The great American experiment turns 250

Washington Examiner · July 4, 2026 5:00 am

George Washington.

George Washington remains America’s indispensable man

Sean Durns · July 3, 2026 9:33 am