Popular Mechanics

The Science of Saving the Declaration of Independence

The official declaration of America’s independence from Britain may be dated July 4, 1776, but the story of the Thomas Jefferson's hallowed document really begins two weeks later. On July 19, the ...
The Heritage Foundation

The Declaration of Independence and Slavery

The Declaration of Independence, along with the preamble of the Constitution and speeches and writings of our statesmen, help define the foundational character and values of America. The Declaration’s ...
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 ...
The Conversation

The Declaration of Independence wasn’t really complaining about King George, and 5 other surprising facts for July Fourth

Woody Holton received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Newberry Library, and the Henry E. Huntington library. Editor’s note: Americans may think they know a lot about the ...