Tag: Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson statue on the Hofstra University campus.

Patriotism and Unity

We need to forgive Thomas Jefferson

Andrew Fowler · October 30, 2026 6:00 am

Douglas Wilson speaks in front of a pair of American flags

Anti-blasphemy laws in America?

Mark Tooley · September 30, 2026 4:00 pm

John Trumbull's 1818 painting of the Committee of Five.

Sally Hemings and her children were ‘Heritage Americans’

Tiana Lowe Doescher · September 28, 2026 4:00 pm

Thomas Jefferson statue on the Hofstra University campus.

They framed Thomas Jefferson — then their DNA ‘proof’ collapsed

William G. Hyland Jr. · September 27, 2026 9:00 am

John Trumbull's 1818 painting of the Committee of Five.

Patriotism and Unity

America is more than an idea

Jason Richwine · August 5, 2026 9:00 am

A man waves an Iranian flag during funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family.

Thomas Jefferson saw through Iran’s playbook 240 years ago

Dory Wiley · July 26, 2026 6:00 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

building and street sign

America 250: Inside Colonial Williamsburg, where America’s story began

Amy DeLaura · July 4, 2026 5:00 pm

Betsy Ross flag.

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

Kerri Toloczko · July 4, 2026 7:00 am

"The fate of unborn Millions will now depend, under God, on the Courage and Conduct of this army—Our cruel and unrelenting Enemy leaves us no choice but a brave resistance, or the most abject submission; this is all we can expect—We have therefore to resolve to conquer or die: Our own Country’s Honor, all call upon us for a vigorous and manly exertion, and if we now shamefully fail, we shall become infamous to the whole world." -Gen. George Washington's General Orders July 2, 1776 (photo courtesy of Mount Vernon)

On This Day: From Philadelphia’s heat to New York’s shore: The untold 250-year-old story of July 2, 1776

Salena Zito · July 2, 2026 11:52 am

An engraving of an American naval vessel, left, capturing an Algerian pirate ship off the Barbary Coast during the First Barbary War, 1801-1805. (Universal History Archive / Getty Images)

The United States has always been at war

David Harsanyi · June 30, 2026 2:00 pm

Portrait of the 5th United States President James Monroe. On July 4, 1831, Monroe died in New York City, far from his home in Virginia. (Getty Images)

The last Founding Father: How James Monroe paved the way for America’s greatness

Sean Durns · June 28, 2026 5:30 am