American Revolution Blog

In light of the recent discussion on the religious creed of Benjamin Franklin, and the recent book reviews by guest blogger Robert Cornwall,...

In one of his recent posts, conservative blogger Andrew Sullivan points out an interesting quote from Adam Smith -- the so-called "fat...

Our Founding Fathers have become icons of American culture. You see their monuments all across this nation's landscape. In Washington D....

The second founder up for discussion in this series is none other than the great politician, scientist, inventor and statesman, Benjamin Fra...

If you've been watching HBO's hit miniseries, John Adams , chances are you have noticed the assortment of flags during its opening c...

As you all can tell from our blog's poll, there are some very differing opinions as to which Founding Father was the "smartest....

Sex scandals in government, politics and religions seem to be as American as apple pie these days. Yesterday's unveiling of New York Gov...

Biographer Walter Isaacson, author of the highly acclaimed book Benjamin Franklin: An American Life, was recently interviewed by NBC's ...

Historian Edmund Morgan talks about the Founding Fathers, in particular Benjamin Franklin:

Having listened to the ongoing debate over homosexuals serving in the military, I felt that this would be an appropriate topic to post. Hist...

232 years ago, an unknown and obscure former sailor and schoolteacher published one of the biggest blockbuster pieces in American political ...

Our Founding Fathers have become icons of American culture. You see their monuments all across this nation's landscape. In Washington ...

This posting is inspired by the comments made in the Huckabee posting below. Raven mentioned that he is opposed to the notion that the Found...

If Ben Franklin were alive today, he would probably be a popular presence in the self-improvement market. He would likely be a favorite at s...