This video follows the bitter political chaos that erupted after George Washington left office. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson became rivals in the 1796 election, exposing the deep divide between ...

The story of the US is, in many ways, remarkable. It achieved independence against the odds, its constitution has lasted more ...

Readers sent hundreds of reflections on the nation’s 250th birthday in recent weeks, and we’ll publish a story about them on July 3. But today is my turn to reflect on what I hold so dear about being ...

There are two distinctly American traits that predated and supercharged the Revolution, raging on for the 250 years since: We ...

Without course correction, experts warn, it cannot be overstated how much of what the country has achieved could be lost.

The declaration was a radical and astonishing document that still serves as America’s soul. But the beating heart of the ...

As the United States prepares to celebrate 250 years of its Independence, it is proper to examine the career of James Madison, the fourth president of the Republic. More than any other, he shaped the ...

At 250 years, America’s fault lines are showing. Partisan and regional divisions rival the most intense internal conflicts it ...

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, Crikey examines a single life that illuminates the myriad contradictions woven ...