To allow an individual, or group of rogue political insiders to second guess professionals at the Fed would be a monumental ...

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Establishing freedom of religion was a hard-fought success of the American Founding. Today we are still fighting.

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The current squabble between President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell  has its roots deep in American economic ...

The Declaration of Independence is a revolutionary document that transformed governance from monarchy to democracy and ...

The Rev. Diane Badger, the administrator of the American Baptist Church of Massachusetts who oversees the archive, teamed up ...

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When we commemorate the formal birthday of the United States of America, we don’t just celebrate a place, a set of ...

The Declaration of Independence condemns King George III for having “burnt our towns.” But the British were not to blame for one of the war’s most infamous conflagrations.

The nation's founding document has been celebrated by leaders across the centuries, and it can still guide us today.

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 04. Check what happened ...