On Sept. 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention had signed a new U.S. Constitution. This new Constitution was the Framers’ proposal for a new national government.

The problem of centralized power The United States is broken, and it’s time to think about what comes next. Images of the White House East Wing demolition ...

The crowning moment of the tour through The National Constitution Center-America's one and only museum devoted to the great ...

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Our democratic republic is in grave peril. The national debt, well more than $37 trillion, is now growing by one trillion in debt every five months, according the Peterson Foundation. A 2023 Pew ...

The president’s latest bit of chicanery may seem relatively muted, but it is perhaps the most anti-constitutional thing he’s ...

ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law.

I have on many occasions lauded the unprecedented nature and vast volume of American Revolutionary Era literature. The scope and scale of writings--everything from newspaper articles and political ...

With the 250th anniversary of independence from the British monarchy approaching, Americans should reflect on Benjamin Franklin’s cautionary description of our government, writes.

I have on many occasions lauded the unprecedented nature and vast volume of American Revolutionary Era literature. The scope and scale of writings--everything from newspaper articles and political ...

Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, with music and lyrics by Miranda as well, Hamilton has been a phenomenon since it opened off-Broadway in 2015, eventually settling at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on ...

N othing was ever quaint,” mused Ken Burns in a New York film studio last spring, as he made some last edits to his latest ...