For hundreds of years, thinkers have tried to answer this problem by attempting to understand the origin of laws and rights ...

America’s 250th birthday promises to inflame controversies about the character of the country’s founding — and it key ...

Here's what you should know about 'Common Sense' on the 250th anniversary of the groundbreaking work's publication.

It could be argued that the European Loyalists were the original anti-51st state proponents, who rejected casting aside British-style government and law and order in favour of American republicanism.

Everyone knows that. But treating those limits as moral collapse is an evasion, allowing critics to keep the moral ...

The Founders were not born knowing how to build a republic. It came to them as they read widely, argued respectfully and considered how to craft a constitution that would “begin the world again.” ...

Paine’s timing for “Common Sense,” the first widely-read pamphlet proposing independence rather than pleading for rights and ...

Hobbes is best known for Leviathan (1651), regarded as one of the most influential works in the history of political ...

Philippe Sands, one of the world’s pre-eminent human rights attorneys, is arguing the case against Myanmar at The Hague.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fantasy Football Video: Packers WR Matthew Golden was a big miss in 2025 but is there reason for optimism moving forward? Red Bull ...

MORE ON TWO OF THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE NOW ARE PART OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. A LANDMARK DESIGNATION. >> TWO BUILDINGS IN THE JOHN R. LYNCH STREET CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORIC DISTRICT ...