A few words in the Declaration of Independence, describing Indigenous people as "savages," did lasting damage, professor David Martinez says.

It doesn't matter what the founders intended in the Declaration of Independence, the Rev. Byron Williams argues. It's all in writing.

You might imagine the Declaration of Independence as a piece of parchment under glass, but in 1776, it was breaking news.

Thomas Jefferson deleted key passages in the Declaration of Independence that historian Holly Brewer says reveal as much as ...

Friday on the RCP Podcast, RCP columnist Peter Berkowitz spoke with Carl Cannon about his piece defending the Declaration of Independence from critiques on both the left and the right. Berkowitz wrote ...

In recent decades, the 1776 document's few references to God have been especially polarizing, as Americans defend starkly ...

How many times have we heard those words? In 2007, The Washington Post published an article by Gene Weingarten called “Pearls Before Breakfast.” In it, he chronicles an experiment by the newspaper, in ...

July 4, 1776, is an important date in American history that is widely considered the birthday of the United States of America. But some people argue that Aug. 2 should actually be America's birthday, ...

Today is July 4, and we appropriately celebrate the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration is best known for its ringing affirmation of the rights to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

Americans often treat their nation’s founding text as a relic best observed through thick glass at the National Archives. It is easy to forget that the old document was once a top story. Emily Sneff, ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google The Latinate term for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is “semiquincentennial,” which ...