Thomas Paine

The leaders of the Revolutionary War — and their vision for the nation — were far from revolutionary.

Many Americans could have gone either way during the Revolution.

Has the celebrated musical eclipsed the man himself?

The Founding Fathers were more interested in limiting democracy than securing and expanding it.

A look back at the historian's work suggests that contemporary radicals may be all too invested in the myth of American consensus.

The Declaration of Independence seems to Pauline Maier to be "peculiarly unsuited" for the role that it eventually came to play in America.