Is Equality Self-Evident?
January 22, 2021
Robert A. Dahl— In words that were to become famous throughout the world, in 1776 the authors of the American Declaration of Independence announced: “We hold these truths to be… READ MORE
Tag: Declaration of Independence
Washington’s understanding of the Declaration
June 1, 2018
Steve Pincus— George Washington’s understanding of America’s founding document as a call for an energetic government stands in stark contrast with the majority of interpretations of the Declaration. Whereas Washington… READ MORE
The Founders’ Case for an Activist Government
October 22, 2016
The long-held belief that the Declaration of Independence calls for a small government may not be an accurate assessment. Historian Steve Pincus, author of The Heart of the Declaration: The… READ MORE
Declaration for Government
October 10, 2016
Steve Pincus— America’s Founders created a dynamic and activist government. This contrasts radically with the standard popular interpretation. With an almost unanimous voice scholars have claimed that America’s Founding constituted… READ MORE
Americanizing the Ten Commandments
April 30, 2015
Michael Coogan— In 2001, Roy Moore, the Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, installed a massive monument featuring the Ten Commandments in the courthouse rotunda. When ordered by a federal… READ MORE
A New Audience for the World’s First Author