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.

1776’s Declaration of Independence inspired Washington’s troops to fight against the odds – and also helped bring in powerful allies

The Declaration of Independence isn’t just a philosophical breakup letter. It was a strategic move to secure vital support ...

In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was breaking news

You might imagine the Declaration of Independence as a piece of parchment under glass, but in 1776, it was breaking news.

Here's why the Declaration of Independence is still 'radical'

It doesn't matter what the founders intended in the Declaration of Independence, the Rev. Byron Williams argues. It's all in ...
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 ...
Physics WorldOpinion

What a modern-day US Declaration of Independence should say

As the US celebrates 250 years since its Declaration of Independence, Robert P Crease imagines how a modern-day version of it ...
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 ...