Declaration of Independence

What the American Founders Meant by Equality

by Dan Sanchez | Dec 17, 2022 | Declaration of Independence, Founding Principles

The Declaration of Independence famously proclaimed that “all men are created equal.” Thanks in part to that prestigious endorsement, “equality” has become a widely held social ideal. But what most modern-day egalitarians promote is far removed from the kind of...

Declare Your Independence from Tyranny, America

by John Whitehead | Jun 29, 2022 | American Revolution, Current Events, Declaration of Independence

Imagine living in a country where armed soldiers crash through doors to arrest and imprison citizens merely for criticizing government officials. Imagine that in this very same country, you’re watched all the time, and if you look even a little bit suspicious, the...

The Values in the Declaration of Independence

by Rob Natelson | Nov 27, 2021 | Declaration of Independence, Founding Principles

Americans today are the heirs to a long chain of Anglo-American constitutional documents. The chain began with a charter issued by King Henry I in 1100. It continued through Magna Carta (1215), the Petition of Right (1628), the English Bill of Rights (1688/89), and...

Don’t Miss the Most Important Part of the Declaration of Independence

by Mike Maharrey | Jul 3, 2021 | Declaration of Independence

Most people miss the most significant line in the Declaration of Independence. We tend to focus on the first two paragraphs where Thomas Jefferson laid the philosophical groundwork for political secession. He declares, “We hold these truths to be self-evident,...

Natural Rights and Liberty: The Foundation and the Goal

by Michael Boldin | Jun 23, 2021 | Declaration of Independence, Founding Fathers, Founding Principles

With the TAC’s 15 year anniversary coming this week, I thought it was a good time to share with you our driving principle – the foundation for all our work, along with the long-term goal of what we hope to achieve. For those who prefer to keep things short, I...

The Declaration of Independence Birthed 13 Sovereign Nations

by Mike Maharrey | Jul 3, 2019 | Declaration of Independence

On July 4, people all across these United States of America shoot off fireworks, grill meat and march in patriotic parades to celebrate the “birth of a nation.” But that’s not at all what happened on July 4, 1776. A singular “nation” in...

« Older Entries

The 10th Amendment

“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

LEARN MORE