Declaration of Independence

We Hold Which Truths to be Self-Evident?

Dennis Whittle | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Declaration of Independence, Globalgiving, Abraham Lincoln, Racism, Obama, Thomas Jefferson, Civitl Rights, Barack Obama, Gettysburg Address, Politics News
Dennis Whittle

Though all men were declared equal in 1776, a terrible political compromise meant people of certain racial heritages were not considered full men.

Read Post

Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of Meaning

Alex Pattakos | Posted 10.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Happiness, Statue of Liberty, The Inner Life, Attitude, Meaning, Statue of Responsibility, Declaration of Independence, Nelson Mandela, Living With Meaning, Alex Pattakos, Personal Legacy, Viktor Frankl, Responsibility, Living News
Alex Pattakos

The introduction to the Declaration of Independence contains the following words: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created e...

Read Post

Of All Nations, Why Should We Fear "Different"?

Perry Yeatman | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Declaration of Independence, Working Abroad, Harvard Women in Business Conference, Xenophobia, Different, Founding Fathers, Living Abroad, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Gettysburg Address, Politics News
Perry Yeatman

In the future, those companies and countries that can bring together the best -- from everywhere and everyone -- will have an edge over those who remain closed within their narrow sphere.

Read Post

Hayden Panettiere says, Register to Vote!

Paige Donner | Posted 10.06.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Voter Registration, Declare Yourself, Heroes, Greek, Declaration of Independence, Hayden Panettiere, Amber Stevens, Brothers and Sisters, Voter Rights, ABC Family, Environment, Scott Michael Foster, Emily VanCamp, Norman Lear, Campaign Issues, Campaign '08, Vice Presidential Debate, Celebrity Activism, Entertainment News
Paige Donner

"When we want to make changes, it's not enough to protest or march. We need to contact our congressmen and elected officials to tell them how we feel about issues."

Read Post

When in the course of human events: Read it!

Steve Anderson | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Declaration of Independence, 4th of July, Patriotism, Politics News
Steve Anderson

Compared to most politicians today, the guys who wrote this, which started our whole experiment in democracy, were fire-breathing radicals. Today, it...

Read Post

What is Patriotism?

Byron Williams | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Declaration of Independence, Patriotism, July 4th Patriotism, July 4th, 9/11, Thomas Jefferson, Politics News
Byron Williams

Patriotism has been reduced to wearing flag lapel pins and adorning bumper stickers that read: "I Support the Troops." Where is the courage that exemplifies the spirit of 1776?

Read Post

"Bring 'Em On!" - The Fifth Anniversary of Bush's Declaration of Indecency

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush Iraq, Thomas Jefferson, Fourth of July, George W. Bush, Declaration of Independence, Bush Military, Bush Iraq, Bush as Warmonger, Reid Bring Em On, Bring Em On, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

Five years ago, when Bush said "bring 'em on!", he was inviting Iraqis to try to kill American troops. Few things a commander-in-chief could say would be as reprehensible as this comment.

Read Post

Would You Risk It All for Freedom?

John W. Whitehead | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Declaration of Independence, Freedom of Speech, Constitution, Civil Rights, July 4th, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

Let me tell you a story about 56 men who risked everything -- their fortunes and their lives -- to take a stand for truth.

Read Post

Obama Channels Jefferson

Denise Clapsaddle | Posted 03.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Declaration of Independence, American Politics, Beltway Insiders, Race in America, Washington, HBO Miniseries John Adams, Racism, Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Jeremiah Wright, Race Relations, Offthebus, Home News
Denise Clapsaddle

Obama has tapped into a deeply felt societal sentiment that now is one of those moments that calls for something more than progress at the rate of one step forward, two steps back. Is he the one to lead us?

Read Post

The Progressive Case For WASP Studies

Walter Russell Mead | Posted 11.27.2007 | Politics

Read More: Declaration of Independence, American Revolution, Religion, Values, American History, WASPs, Mythology, Religion and Politics, Christianity, Democracy, Religion and Values, Myths, Protestants, White Anglo Saxon Protestants, Politics News
Walter Russell Mead

It may sound paradoxical, but WASP studies remains the essential study today for those who want to advance the concepts of liberty and equality in American politics.

Read Post

Constitution Day 2007

Eric Lane and Michael Oreskes | Posted 09.16.2007 | Politics

Read More: Constitution Day, Declaration of Independence, James Madison, Ronald Reagan, Constitution, Politics News
Eric Lane and Michael Oreskes

We revere the framers. We gobble up books about them and love snippets of their wisdom. They have become our secular gods. Yet we have little sense of what it was they actually invented.

Read Post