Tag: Thomas Jefferson

Independence Hall in Philadelphia is seen.

Beltway Confidential

America 250: The great landmarks of America’s fight for independence

Christopher Tremoglie · June 27, 2026 9:28 am

Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore is incomplete: Here’s who is missing

Jason E. Thompson · June 26, 2026 9:00 am

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

Mending broken relationships: A Fourth of July story

Randolph G. Russell · June 25, 2026 11:00 am

Sketch, George Washington with Jefferson and Hamilton by Constantino Brumidi, 1872 ca. (Courtesy of the U.S. Senate Collection)

Why ‘all men are created equal’

Ian Haworth · June 23, 2026 6:00 am

Gordon S. Wood was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama in 2011. He worked to deepen understanding of the forces and events that led to the birth of the United States. (Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis, via Getty Images)

Gordon Wood, 1933-2026

Sean Durns · June 12, 2026 6:45 am

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

On This Day: The Committee of Five is born. Nothing will ever be the same

Salena Zito · June 11, 2026 12:19 pm

Declaration of Independence

Conservatives must embrace personal responsibility and reject victimhood

Preston Brashers · May 12, 2026 1:00 pm

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) at a press conference.

Beltway Confidential

AOC is wrong. The American Revolution wasn’t against the wealthy

Sean Durns · May 11, 2026 11:44 am

Notebooks are stacked on desks in a classroom

Education’s purpose isn’t just about getting a good job

Richard Lorenc · April 26, 2026 5:00 am

National Capitol building in Havana, Cuba. (Eliana Aponte/AP)

Founders fetish

Andrew Fagal · March 13, 2026 6:12 am

A man orates selected readings from Thomas Paine's Common Sense during an event commemorating the 250th anniversary of the pamphlet's publication at the Fraunces Tavern Museum on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in New York.

Which states are having the biggest America 250 celebrations?

Emily Hallas · January 27, 2026 3:19 pm

The headquarters for National Public Radio.

Despite defunding, NPR and PBS continue ‘objective journalism’ charade

Joe Concha · January 24, 2026 8:00 am