The revolution of 1776 was fought to determine whether the people or a king would rule over this country going forward. 250 years later, we're on the verge of another such conflict, this time to determine whether the people or AI will rule the...
We think of a constitution as a document, but it can also refer to the health of the body politic or citizens within. For our health, and our nation's, it pays to explore "the manner in which power is distributed" on a regular basis...
In the "that which does not kill us" department, Donald Trump's war against the Constitution may reopen the possibility of amending it--or its interpreters--for the first time in more than fifty years...
February 20, 2026 may someday be remembered as the day the unlikeliest of heroes, the Roberts Court, finally stood up for democracy--it's up to us to make sure their stand matters--and keep them standing...
The pursuit of happiness has always been central to what it means to be American, but what this meant to the Founders was clearly different than what it means today, and that may well be at the heart of the problems we face...
What is happiness? And how do we achieve it? These were age-old questions long before Thomas Jefferson put quill to paper. Whatever the answers, it's clear our country needs them more than ever...
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was a clarion call that united our forefathers against the last would-be king. Could history repeat today, and if so, how?...
Birthdays are always a time for reflection and taking stock. For nations, this includes their impact on the world, and in our case, includes the moment of our birth, along with everything that's followed from it...
For 249 years, we approached realization of the declaration's promise--as it inspired others worldwide. Now freedom is in free fall, and we cannot view or treat it like a knife....
It contains what's been called the greatest sentence ever written, and it could have been just words had Americans come together and united behind the anointed leader of our country. But we did not. And the rest is history...
