Sarah Botstein shares why the American Revolution still matters in today’s civic and political life. Sarah Botstein explains why understanding the American Revolution is vital today. She reflects on ...

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

Documentary maker Ken Burns doesn’t think today’s polarized politics are anything new, especially for a country that, as he sees it, already had two civil wars — the American Revolution of 1776 and ...

This week we’re taking a deep dive into the American Revolution. As the birthplace of the Revolution, Massachusetts is at the center of a national movement to acknowledge this historic moment. Check ...

When discussing his work and its long conversation with the American story, Ken Burns often shares a version of a quote long attributed to Mark Twain. “History doesn’t repeat itself,” the maxim ...

On September 3, AEI’s Yuval Levin, Christine Rosen, and Adam J. White hosted a symposium at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello examining the American Revolution’s legacy in American history. The first ...

There's a whole lot to watch on TV when it comes to the American Revolution. But which shows get it right historically and ...

Revolution: Berkshires is a monthly, 12-part series exploring Berkshire County’s surprising role in the American Revolution. Too often, the story of America’s founding is told as if it began and ended ...

Siege of Yorktown. General Rochambeau and general Washington give last orders before an attack, October 1781. Auguste Couder (1789–1873). Artist Auguste Couder, 1836 (Photo by Pierce Archive ...

On Friday’s show: A new survey from Texas Southern University examines which racial and socio-economic groups are most aware of the state’s new school voucher program and which are most in support of ...