Illustration of four delegates to the Continental Congress that began in colonial America, 1774. From left to right, John Adams, Robert Morris, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson.

Jefferson resigned as Secretary of State on December 13, 1793, fed up with Hamilton, who resigned as Secretary of State a year later on January 31, 1795. Bill Benson, of Sterling, is a dedicated ...

Alexander Hamilton’s feud with fellow Founding Father Thomas Jefferson is well-chronicled, both in academic literature and on stage, but he didn’t tell Jefferson he wanted to hit him with a chair.

Alexander Hamilton’s feud with fellow Founding Father Thomas Jefferson is well-chronicled, both in academic literature and on stage, but he didn’t tell Jefferson he wanted to hit him with a chair.

Alexander Hamilton’s feud with fellow Founding Father Thomas Jefferson is well-chronicled, both in academic literature and on stage, but he didn’t tell Jefferson he wanted to hit him with a chair.

Alexander Hamilton on Thomas Jefferson. In 1792, the vitriol between Washington’s top deputies reached such a fever pitch that the president wrote them nearly identical letters begging them to ...

What is at once frustrating and reassuring is that fact that the political disputes that play out today are mirrored by those in the past. Whether it’s a national issue or something closer to ...

A letter penned by Thomas Jefferson, left, in 1816, laying out his differences with Alexander Hamilton, right, has a $375,000 price tag.

Alexander Hamilton, at the time our Treasury Secretary, did make the right call. He was Jefferson’s arch-rival in the U.S. Cabinet and called out the atrocities with horror.

In honor of the Fourth of July, I finally finished Ron Chernow’s massive and masterful biography of Alexander Hamilton, the source of the acclaimed Broadway musical. It’s worth considering: We ...

Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, had his moments as the nation’s favorite founder. In Washington, for example, there is an impressive memorial to Jefferson, but no ...

Thomas Jefferson wasn’t exactly a friend of Alexander Hamilton in this musical. This President did perform several original songs, though, earning praise from Broadway enthusiasts and Disney+ ...