Ryan Werenka, a teacher at Troy High, was among 43 candidates chosen by the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation for ...

Understandably, after almost 250 years, the legislature is tired of being a coequal branch of government and wants to take a ...

How one of the Constitution’s earliest critics used the founding language — and silences — to fight for freedom.

The framers of the Constitution must be rolling in their graves. That the actions of the current president of the United ...

The United States is alive and well 249 years after the Declaration of Independence was adopted, and that’s a great thing to ...

When Thomas Jefferson and James Madison made an early-summer tour of the Northeast, they became closer friends while seeking ...

Today’s Republican members of Congress and conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court have apparently forgotten about ...

As knowledge about the Constitution ebbs, so does allegiance to it. And because the Constitution was designed in significant part to keep partisan passions at bay, constitutional drift fuels partisan ...

On July 4th, while celebrating the nation's birth, it's crucial to acknowledge the Founding Fathers' complex legacy. Despite ...

America’s 249th birthday Friday will be no party. Call it bittersweet at best. The guns of Gettysburg were stilled on July 4, ...

From parades to fireworks, the celebration of Independence Day is being marked throughout the country in ways our nation ...

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...