New York’s City Council is taking their campaign against statues and monuments to a new level. After removing the statue of Thomas Jefferson from City Hall, they now want to remove all statues of George Washington and Christopher Columbus. It begs the question, will the city of Washington and the district be the next to …
In a playful moment 100 years ago, historian Carl Becker entertained the idea: What if Benjamin Franklin had written the Declaration of Independence instead of Thomas Jefferson? Becker acknowledged that it was within the realm of possibility, as Franklin was a member of the Committee of Five in Philadelphia tasked with drafting the text in …
Independence Day prompts a thought-provoking question: Could Americans of today have secured victory in the Revolutionary War, and would they have even desired to engage in such a battle? While our leaders often speak passionately about freedom, it is Thomas Jefferson’s eloquent words in the Declaration of Independence that resonate most deeply. Yet, not even …