George Washington’s Farewell Address is one of the key documents of America’s founding era. It’s not as familiar as the ...

President George Washington warned in his farewell address about partisanship, sectionalism, excessive public debt, ambitious leaders and a poorly informed public. Mike Rosiana/iStock via Getty Images ...

The United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the country’s founding document, in 2026. Twenty years later, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of ...

Democrats and Republicans agree gerrymandering threatens representative democracy. Nevertheless, both parties have done it ...

The United States will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the country’s founding document, in 2026. Twenty years later, America will celebrate the 250th anniversary of ...

Stock Getty Images photo of the George Washington statue in front of Federal Hall in New York City. The two documents are the bookends of the American Revolution. That revolution began with the ...

The two documents are the bookends of the American Revolution. That revolution began with the inspirational language of Thomas Jefferson, who wrote much of the Declaration of Independence; it ended ...