Is it possible to embrace the idea of a special, evenly divinely ordained mission for America without violating Christian ...

Unrestricted birthright citizenship — the characteristically New World notion that being born on a country’s soil is enough ...

How have our shared visions of American ideals influenced the meaning of patriotism? How has this definition evolved over ...

And in the 1990s, Disney had a particularly zany idea of how to tell the story of America — one that set off a culture war as ...

The celebration of the Declaration of Independence's semiquincentennial is a chance to broaden the historical narrative to ...

Henry C. Longnecker (1820-1871) was born in Cumberland County but later made Lehigh County and Allentown his home. He served ...

A presidential history enthusiast reflects on July 4th, a family trip to Indianapolis, and the importance of remembering ...

The University of Wisconsin system, now a network of progressive education and civic engagement, once echoed the same settler ...

As Americans celebrate Independence Day with fireworks and fanfare, the article highlights the irony for Native Americans.

You can find similar outlooks on Native history. “North America is a crime scene,” argues Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz in An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States, a popular recent overview.