click image for close-up John Trumbull's life-size painting of the First Continental Congress, assembled to sign the Declaration of Independence ... in 1823 by Asher B. Durand.

There were 56 signers to the Declaration of Independence. The youngest was Edward Rutledge from South Carolina at 26 years old. The oldest was Benjamin Franklin at 70 years old.

When the independence and autonomy of law firms, universities, and the Judiciary are jeopardized, our democracy is at risk. When our call for or against a cause is silenced and censored, the enduring ...

It's that time of year when we celebrate our Declaration of Independence. On this episode, we play an interview featuring well-known historian, scholar, and Heritage fellow Dr. Allen Guelzo.

The content of the Declaration of Independence was not entirely original. In addition to borrowing from his own writing, Jefferson relied on other declarations and pamphlets of the time ...