Tag Archives: Thomas Jefferson

Joseph J. Ellis invites readers to revisit the writings of the Founding Founders to tackle today's issues in his latest book, 'American Dialogue: The Founders and Us.'

Video interview with Joseph J. Ellis author of "The Quartet".

A reconsideration of one of the co-writers of the U.S. constitution reads like one of Gore Vidal's history-based novels.

Controls on military-style weapons won't stop gun violence, but would say much about who we are as a people.

The Declaration of Independence is a scripture for the American people.

The radical right, in all its guises, pursue a full-frontal attack on progressive values.

What will the U.S. political map look like after the mid-term elections? And what will it look like a decade from now?