The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.

On July 4, 1826, 50 years to the day after the Declaration of Independence was adopted, Adams and Jefferson both died. While today is celebrated as Independence Day in America, key figures Adams and ...

The only reason Jefferson could call certain truths 'self-evident' is that he was living in a world shaped by Judeo-Christian ...

What the Olive Branch Petition suggests about the founders — and Americans today.