What Is the Declaration of Independence?
I frequently appear on radio talk shows, where I answer constitutional questions from the radio host and from the listening audience. Sometimes listeners who call in to the studio want to know more about the relationship between the Constitution and the Declaration of...
The Men Who Wrote the Declaration of Independence
In June 1776, Great Britain and its North American colonies had been fighting for over a year. The Americans desperately needed foreign help, particularly from Great Britain’s principal rival, France. Many members of the Second Continental Congress—the assembly the...
John Dickinson and the Case Against Independence
July 1, 1776, witnessed one of the most consequential debates in American history. The venue was the floor of the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. The topic was whether America should declare independence. The principal participants were the passionate...