The Hebrew Bible’s moral language and stories of God’s promises redeemed have provided a shared point of reference for all of American history. But if we continue to lose that shared language, polarization will only get worse

Thomas Jefferson valued universal religious liberty as one of his greatest accomplishments. Do his lessons from America’s founding last today?

The Declaration of Independence was carefully composed for a broad international audience as much as for a domestic one

Blue laws were supported by framers of the Constitution and still have relevance today

America was once the world’s arsenal of democracy, can it be again?

Thomas Paine was an inspiration to the founders and still has lessons for today

Tyrants and despotisms always beckon. But the “blessings and security of self-government” offer greater happiness.

Jefferson’s vision of freedom of religion continues to challenge Americans to strive for freedom at home and champion for others abroad

America is not and will never be like Hungary, or Sweden, or any other country. We have our own history, traditions, unique experiences and national creeds.