What the Declaration of Independence does – and doesn’t – say about God

On the Fourth of July 1776, the congressional delegates in Philadelphia adopted the Declaration of Independence, then ordered that it be widely “proclaimed.” Couriers carried the printed version by ...
The New Yorker

Was the Declaration of Independence Better Before the Edits?

Amid contention, criticism, and compromise, a divided nation had to present a unified front. It came at a cost.
Tennessean

The Declaration at 250. Why it still matters | Opinion

The Declaration of Independence, approved on July 4, 1776, dissolved the American colonies' political ties with Great Britain. It established a foundation for American government based on natural ...
Reason

How the Declaration of Independence Captured American Hearts and Minds

[This post is excerpted from the new book, National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America (Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster).] That Abraham Lincoln, our most American of ...