Virginia's flag, and the motto it bears, sic semper tyrannis, offer valuable lessons that are still relevant today.

Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days ...

No one knows for sure who made the first American flag. A legend says that it was made ... They adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776. America was born.

The White House denies that classified information was shared when The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg was added to a group ...

Dr. James J. Zogby ...

The president, who has flirted with regal rhetoric, wants a historic copy of America’s founding document placed in the Oval ...

A bill to ensure the American and Oklahoma flags can be displayed on vehicles and motorcycles advances through the state legislature. House Bill 1776 ... by our valued First Amendment rights.

Buried in the flurry of President Trump’s Executive Orders is one that has been largely ignored, despite being potentially the most far-reaching of these presidential acts. Titled “Ending Radical ...

One of the most famous WWII photos was taken on Feb. 23, 1945 when U.S. Marines raised a small American flag atop Mount Suribachi ... “During the first days of the battle, I watched as the ...

In the battle between country music legends, Johnny Cash managed to knock off Merle Haggard’s “Okie From Muskogee” and send ...

No more than 5 percent of Ukrainians identify themselves as atheists, which also indicates a similarity between the two ...