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Declaration of Independence was rooted in Enlightenment ideals, not divinity | Opinion

Some states teach from primary sources so students develop background knowledge and the ability to advance evidence-based arguments. (U.S. government/archives.gov) Some suggest that the United States ...

Why the Declaration of Independence still matters | Opinion

Ahead of the America 250 celebration, TN attorney Paul Summers begins a public civics study, starting with a look at the ...
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What the Declaration of Independence Said and Meant

[This year, my annual post celebrating the Fourth of July is drawn from a chapter of Our Republican Constitution: Securing the Liberty and Sovereignty of We the People, and from a short essay on the ...

With America’s 250th in sight, these books illuminate the true spirit of the Declaration of Independence

America’s 250th birthday promises to inflame controversies about the character of the country’s founding — and it key ...
The Daily Signal

What Declaration of Independence Teaches Us About Our Rights, Duties as Americans

Richard M. Reinsch II is director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies at The Heritage Foundation and columnist for The Daily Signal. He is also a senior writer for Law & Liberty. If we ...
Townhall

God and the Declaration of Independence

Soon, another Fourth of July will be upon us. What do we celebrate on the Fourth of July? Of course, it’s America’s birthday---dating back to 1776. That’s when 56 men agreed by voice vote for the ...
Palm Beach Post

Fear of polarization grows with landmark Declaration of Independence anniversary in two years

BOSTON — After surveying the narrow wooden bridge at which American colonists first turned protest into armed uprising, Terry Howell said he was astonished by the scene where the historic battle of ...