The declaration at 250. Why it still matters | Opinion

The Declaration of Independence, approved July 4, 1776, dissolved ties with Great Britain and established natural rights.

A copy of the Declaration of Independence handwritten by Thomas Jefferson will soon be on display

It is known as the “Fair Copy” of the Declaration of Independence — a rare, early, unedited version of the nation’s founding ...

Rare printings of Declaration of Independence on display for first time in Boston Public Library exhibition

The exhibition invites visitors to step into a moment when American independence, and the nation itself, was still taking ...

Ohio library receives $10,000 gift ahead of the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence

STEUBENVILLE, OH (WTRF) — The Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County has received a $10,000 gift from the ...

Why the ‘pursuit of happiness,’ 250 years later, remains the Declaration of Independence’s most novel phrase

The primary obligation of any government, the Declaration of Independence tells us in its famous second paragraph, is the ...
Reason

Writings on the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution

Over the years, I have written various posts and articles on the American Revolution and the ideals of the Declaration of Independence. Some have obvious continuing relevance to such issues as ...

Opinion: Continue to look to the Declaration of Independence as a guide

The effort of the government to spread opportunities for improvement of living standards is more important than many people ...

History lesson from SC’s leaders: Celebrating the 250th year of the declaration

Leaders of South Carolina’s three branches of government commemorated a non-partisan event — the 250th year of the ...
Daily Local News

Daring to Declare the Declaration of Independence

WEST CHESTER — A spirited reading of the Declaration of Independence took place Tuesday at the Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center. Twenty community members solemnly, and with much emotion, read the ...
Townhall

The Declaration of Independence: A Framework for Limited Government

They launched a bold experiment to create a new nation where the government answered to the people, not the other way around. The experiment was built on a few core principles — human dignity, the ...

Trump says NYC Mayor Mamdani made 'big progress' embracing Declaration of Independence

Trump says NYC Mayor Mamdani made 'big progress' for embracing Declaration of Independence after Oval Office meeting on ...

Trump posts photo of Mamdani with Declaration of Independence in Oval Office

President Trump on Tuesday shared a photo of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) standing next to the Declaration of ...