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America First is not a slogan borrowed from the moment, but a throughline from the Founders’ hard-earned lessons that a ...

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the ...

There were 56 men that signed the Declaration of Independence and are considered to be the Founding Fathers of America. There were 56 men that signed the Declaration of Independence and are considered ...

With Father’s Day approaching, we should remind ourselves that the Founding Fathers were not only America’s symbolic fathers, but many were pulling dual duties as real fathers as well. John Adams was ...

This 1876 engraving by W.L. Ormsby shows a version of the painting "Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776" by John Trumbull. To many, the notion of white men being marginalized in the early 21st ...

In honor of the Fourth of July, we rounded up 10 of our best fact checks focused on the holiday, as well as the Founding Fathers. We hope that you sit back, relax and grab some delicious summer snacks ...

We can start with the Declaration of Independence: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that their Creator endows them with certain unalienable Rights.” Our ...

What were the motives of the Founding Fathers in forging our nation? Oh, that we could hear their personal intentions today as a country so as to be thoroughly fair and accurate in our judgement of ...