Tennessean

Civics education in America starts with the Declaration of Independence and Constitution

Paul G. Summers is an attorney. He is a former appellate and senior judge, district attorney general, and the attorney general of Tennessee. Editor's note: This is a regular feature on issues related ...
Reason

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 ...
IJR

‘Biden Rewriting History’: Biden Mixes Up Constitution and Declaration of Independence

President Joe Biden was accused of appearing to rewrite history during an interview with Nicolle Wallace on MSNBC. During his interview with Wallace on Thursday, Biden used a quote from the ...
Longhorns WireOpinion

What the Declaration of Independence still teaches us | Opinion

The Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4, 1776, dissolving political ties with Great Britain. The Declaration ...
KHQ

Constitution Day Reflections on America’s Founding Documents

When it comes to celebrating Constitution Day, it may be considered atypical to think of the Declaration of Independence. After all, the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were two ...
Reason

Heritage VP of Development Clarifies That "Declaration of Independence and Constitution are Foundational to American Exceptionalism"

-The February 2026 edition of Chronicles Magazine has an article by John Howting titled "Heritage Is Better-Off With Kevin Roberts—and Without the Malcontents." In case you had to guess, I am one of ...
AOL

The Difference Between the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution

In short, the Declaration of Independence states that the United States of America is a country in its own right, independent of England, and includes a list of grievances against the king of England, ...
Southeast Missourian

Declaration of Independence, Constitution go back on display

WASHINGTON -- The original Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence, locked away for two years for treatment to ensure their longevity, are going back on display in ...

Viewing the Declaration of Independence, visitors reflect on America at 250

America’s 250th anniversary arrives at a time of deep political divisions and, in some quarters, heightened anxiety over whether representative government in the world’s oldest democracy can be ...
SUNY Cortland

Constitution Day to launch yearlong Declaration of Independence series

SUNY Cortland will mark Constitution Day on Wednesday, Sept. 17, with three events to kick off a yearlong celebration of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. The university’s ...
Townhall

Will Nikki Haley Claim the Declaration of Independence, Constitution ‘Not the Same’ and Disavow Them?

Day by day, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations – thanks entirely to then President Donald J. Trump – is morphing from the principled conservative many Republicans believed her to be into a ...
Snopes.com

How Old Were the US Founding Fathers on July 4, 1776?

Lists containing the names of some of the U.S. Founding Fathers and their respective ages on July 4, 1776, the date the Declaration of Independence was adopted, have circulated online since at least ...