It was not because it was proposed to establish a new nation, but because it was proposed to establish a nation on new principles, that July 4, 1776, has come to be regarded as one of the greatest ...

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

The president and his supporters, and a few academics, also argue that in 1866 there was no such category as an “undocumented ...

Real patriotism requires knowledge, courage, and commitment. It requires the strength to face your country’s flaws and the clarity to fight for its virtues.

The Declaration of Indepenence, not to mention the Constitution that came 11 years later, did not come out of nothing. Over ...