The primary obligation of any government, the Declaration of Independence tells us in its famous second paragraph, is the “safety and happiness” of its citizens. The necessity of securing safety is ...

[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 ...

Leaders of South Carolina's three branches of government commemorated a non-partisan event - the 250th year of the Declaration of Independence.

The Latinate term for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is “semiquincentennial,” which doesn’t roll off the tongue easily. (You can use the alternative Latinates ...

There are many reasons one might come to love one’s country. It first appears in the connection to place, a bond to a physical location, usually associated with where one grew up. It extends from ...

July Fourth marked 249 years since the 13 American colonies rejected a British monarch and embraced freedom. But as we enter the first days of our 250th year on this Earth, it feels like we’re moving ...

Suffice it to say, America is somewhat undereducated when it comes to civics, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Now is the time to change this ...

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 ...