| 单词 | Founding Father |
| 例句 | Woodhull pointed out that the Fourteenth Amendment used the word “persons” and that the Founding Fathers had also used the word “persons” rather than distinguish between men and women when they drafted the Constitution. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The boys and girls stood from the pews, turned over the paper where they’d copied the words, and sang the promises of the Founding Fathers. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Two Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, look over the army in 1775 in Massachusetts. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d thought American history would be easy because Dad had taught us about the Founding Fathers—I knew all about Washington, Jefferson, Madison. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They said that Senator Trueba replied by slamming his fist down on the presidential desk, knocking down the flag and the bust of the Founding Father. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z God, if any ghosts of Founding Fathers are hanging around the White House tonight, they must really be suffering. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Not surprisingly, then, preventing arbitrary searches and seizures by the police was deemed by the Founding Fathers an essential element of the U.S. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Books that were of God—books written by the Mormon prophets or the Founding Fathers—were not to be studied so much as cherished, like a thing perfect in itself. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z In 2015 a Broadway musical about Alexander Hamilton, one of the “Founding Fathers,” became a massive hit. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z In each generation, new tactics have been used for achieving the same goals—goals shared by the Founding Fathers. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In the early days of the US, some of the “Founding Fathers” worked as surveyors or speculators. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The fact that the Fourth Amendment was specifically adopted by the Founding Fathers to prevent arbitrary stops and searches was deemed unpersuasive. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z In fact, while many US history books depict George Washington as a heroic Founding Father and a surveyor too, Indigenous peoples do not think of him that way. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Invite guests to dress as their favorite Founding Fathers. Style Invitational Week 1355: The inside word — our ‘air quotes’ contest 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z But for the first time since the hip-hop story of the Founding Fathers burst onto the scene, the high cost of presenting is clear. The cost of ‘Hamilton’? Kennedy Center paid more than $50 million. 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z America’s Founding Fathers, for example, were obsessed with inner self-improvement. Blame it on the baby boomers: Yes, pretty much everything 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z “I’ve realized I just don’t care about the Founding Fathers,” she said. Thirty Years Later, Heidi Schreck Has Some Amendments 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Werline: I don’t think the Founding Fathers had a form of Christianity that we would immediately recognize today because of the presence of deism. Faith in ignorance: Politicians who quote the Bible often don’t know anything about the Bible 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z Few if any of our Founding Fathers, it would seem. Perspective | In light of Plácido Domingo’s fall, let’s rethink naming things after the rich and famous 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z “This show is so unique. The Founding Fathers are of color; and you’re seeing yourself in a way you haven’t before,” he said. 'Hamilton' opening night in Hollywood: Stars, song and some tears 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z “It is vital that the myth of Hamilton as ‘the Abolitionist Founding Father’ end,” Serfilippi writes in the paper, entitled, “‘As Odious and Immoral a Thing’: Alexander Hamilton’s Hidden History as an Enslaver.” Research sheds light on Alexander Hamilton as slave owner 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z The Founding Fathers toasted the Declaration of Independence with madeira. When vintage opportunities have to do with more than wine 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z “Balance was the key goal,” she said of the Founding Fathers. Every December, Frommer’s publishes its best places list. This year will be different. 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z They are not unlike America’s Founding Fathers in their wish to expunge boundaries and censorship from forms of expression. Shifting chronicle 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Because she called for a “national dialogue” on the statues of Founding Fathers, Carlson declared that she “hates America.” Tucker Carlson’s chief writer resigns over racist and sexist posts, the latest trouble for Fox’s most controversial star 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z Here I learned all about the island’s namesake beverage, the fortified wine with which our Founding Fathers toasted the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Madeira Draws a Younger, Hipper Set 2010-07-09T16:48:00Z Or is it, as Scalia saw it, a fixed set of principles that should be interpreted according to the Founding Fathers’ original intent. Shining a light into the political chasm of America through Scalia and 'The Originalist' 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z The Magna Carta established fundamental principles that inspired America’s Founding Fathers when they wrote the U.S. A Magna Carta Exhibition at New-York Historical Society 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z We can’t make any decisions, as a nation, without asking ourselves, “What would our Founding Fathers think?” Does the American electorate have daddy issues? 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z What the book could use less of, ironically, is the retelling of all the Founding Father stories we already know so well. ‘A Most Imperfect Union,’ a retelling of U.S. history by Ilan Stavans and Lalo Alcaraz A little Madeira can go a long way — back into history, for example, a little time machine in a glass, to when the Founding Fathers were toasting with this very thing. These bottles will help you drink like a Founding Father 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z He’s that Founding Father who Lin-Manuel Miranda was inspired by, wrote the musical about and stars as in “Hamilton” on Broadway. I bought a ‘Hamilton’ ticket. Here’s everything I’m giving up to afford it. 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Even as audiences celebrate the “Hamilton” multiracial vision of the Founding Fathers, some actors and advocates argue that certain types of characters should be played only by actors who share those characters’ essential experiences. Authenticity in casting: From 'colorblind' to 'color conscious,' new rules are anything but black and white 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Like the Founding Fathers he wrote about, David McCullough stood for reason, enlightenment, education and incorruptible democracy. Perspective | David McCullough helped America understand itself 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Singers passed an “A. Ham” baseball cap around to each volunteer who took a turn singing the role of the Founding Father, whether it was an Asian girl, a Latino guy or Canady himself. Now everyone can have a chance to star in ‘Hamilton’ 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Our Founding Father set out the principles for a nation dedicated to self-invention, and almost 150 years later Carnegie reduced those principles to pages of wit-free advice and homespun anecdotes. Analysis | New York Public Library’s most checked-out books say a lot about what we read and why 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z But it also “made” two all-but-forgotten Founding Fathers and some of the most iconic structures in our nation’s capital. In the Bronx, finding hidden ties to Washington 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Carnegie nods to Ben Franklin’s life advice in “The Autobiography,” but he remains immaculately untouched by the Founding Father’s irony. ‘How to Win Friends & Influence People’: Why the granddaddy of self-help endures 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z Then, across from them, a woman dressed as a Founding Father, or perhaps as a cast member from “Hamilton,” climbed a streetlight, stood on it, and waved a fist, to cheers. Scenes from the Women’s March on Washington 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z Were the Founding Fathers “Christian” in the contemporary sense of that term? Faith in ignorance: Politicians who quote the Bible often don’t know anything about the Bible 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z The topics include “Our Founding Fathers,” “What our kids are being taught in public schools,” and “The lies in the media and much more.” Michele Bachmann and the Making of an Acolyte 2011-09-23T21:25:59Z "Hamilton," a rap musical about the Founding Fathers, portrayed by a multicultural cast, is even more unlikely. Tonys 2015: Meet the biggest hit maker on Broadway 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z When you think about the Founding Fathers, you probably think of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and, these days, Alexander Hamilton. No monument for Madison. But one of his legacies is freedom of the press. 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z And now, here come the academics: Four of them, trailing their curricula vitae like billowing robes, ready to act as counsel for the Founding Fathers, who remain very dead but continue to haunt us. Impeachment goes to college 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z Yet he restlessly worked his way up to become an essential player in the revolutionary war and one of America’s Founding Fathers. Patriotism on Broadway 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Not that I was ever going to score a ticket to the smash-hit musical, but if Broadway is good enough for a Founding Father, then how could I object? Never seen a play on Broadway? How a first-timer played the odds and scored cheap tickets. 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z There’s a tie-in to the Founding Fathers — both George Mason and George Washington were parishioners. The Wikipedia contributor behind 2.5 million edits 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Paul Pinto's "Unintelligible Response," which followed, concerns Thomas Paine, whom the composer described as "the lowliest of our Founding Fathers, but the most fascinating." Exploratory 'First Take' presents six operas in progress 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z “They had to make a devil’s pact to keep America together,” Wertenbaker says of the Founding Fathers. Grappling with Jefferson’s legacy: ‘A playwright doesn’t like nice people’ 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z There’s a distinct, daddy-knows-best whiff to this tableau that’s underscored when a TV announcer bleats about the New Founding Fathers, God and America just before the Emergency Broadcast System kicks in. Movie Review: ‘The Purge,’ Starring Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey 2013-06-07T01:20:03Z She swiftly clarified that “I actually support funding for teaching the fundamentals of America’s Founding Fathers’ religion, which is Christianity, in public schools or private schools.” Forget the theocracy, North Carolina 2013-04-03T19:57:00Z Without wealthy statesmen, which nearly all the Founding Fathers were, the United States would still be a colony of England. The class war is a one-sided fight — and the very rich are winning 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Miranda's lyrics sum him up better than any Wikipedia entry: "The ten-dollar Founding Father without a father / Got a lot farther by working a lot harder / ¿By being a lot smarter / By being a self-starter." Through 'Hamilton,' the Founding Fathers might once again make history 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z As he entered kindergarten as a 5-year-old in August, I wondered what he would learn about the flag, about our country’s history, about the Founding Fathers. Worried about racism’s impact on her biracial son, a mother looks at home schooling 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z Racism is as American as apple pie, or in this case, a Founding Father. Ken Burns on Benjamin Franklin & our nation's flawed identity: "Race is the central question" of US 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Nix-Gomez described how Founding Fathers such as James Madison and Thomas Jefferson would order directly from shippers on the island of Madeira, specifying the color, body and sweetness they desired. A toast to the Founding Fathers should include their favorite drink 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z And some Founding Fathers had very little or no faith. Faith in ignorance: Politicians who quote the Bible often don’t know anything about the Bible 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z Thus in choosing to tell a story of a Founding Father with the swagger and emotionality of hip-hop, Miranda conveys Hamilton’s significance on multiple levels. “Hamilton’s America” takes us into the rooms where it happened 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z It’s unlikely that a new book about Madison would attract crowds if Cheney’s name weren’t on the cover or a different moderator were selected to tease out the best stories about the Founding Fathers. Fun with Dick and Lynne: The Cheneys team up to sell her new book on James Madison The most popular item in the New York store bears the show’s classic logo, a heroic Founding Father silhouetted atop a star. The hottest merch of 'Hamilton,' from the 'Scrappy' baby onesie to the 'My Shot' glass 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Worse, Justice Scalia informed us that the secularism upon which the Founding Fathers established our Republic has lapsed. Marco Rubio’s real disqualification: New video outlines bizarre religious faith — and he wants to govern by it 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z You might wonder why the Founding Fathers came up with the electoral college. To win a presidential election, getting the most votes isn’t always enough 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z We are accustomed only to green—a durable pigment, hostile to chemical change—and to the unsmiling faces of Presidents and Founding Fathers. The Haunted Image of Harriet Tubman on the Twenty-Dollar Bill 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z We have fouled everything up for you, just as every generation, with the possible exception of our Founding Fathers, fouled everything up for the next one. Gene Weingarten: Millennials, maybe you’re right about us baby boomers 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z A new musical brings the Founding Fathers back to life—with a lot of hip-hop. Sunday Reading: American Playwrights 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z And hubris, as the Founding Fathers knew all too well, can lead to revolution. Sucking up has always been part of Washington culture. In the Trump era, it’s a sport. 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z The hip-hop musical about the Founding Fathers has garnered international attention, brought new fans to Broadway, and received a Pulitzer Prize and Grammy and Tony awards. In Kennedy Center Honors first, ‘Hamilton’ to be awarded prestigious arts prize 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z “We want to create a balance - not just the important stories of the Founding Fathers, but a better picture of society as a whole when the State House was in use in the 18th century.” State House restoration to be complete in December 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Anyway, naked Ben Franklin redeemed a lot, and gave the writers a chance to further degrade the Founding Fathers. 'Sleepy Hollow' Recap: Horseman With No Head; Ben Franklin With No Breeches 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Highland was home to the nation’s fifth president, the last of the Founding Fathers to serve as commander in chief. James Monroe built Highland next door to Jefferson’s place 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Founding Fathers Black Hills says it houses the world’s only life-size sculpture of the painting “Declaration of Independence” inside a reproduction of the historic Philadelphia hall. New SD tourist stop shows ‘Declaration’ signing 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z The history of pop culture is rife with fun moments and huge successes — like the concept of video streaming, hip-hop musicals about Founding Fathers, and those photos of Jake Gyllenhaal incorrectly holding dogs. 20 epic fails from the history of pop culture 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z The show’s inspiration was Ron Chernow’s 2004 biography of Alexander Hamilton, yet the “Hamilton” concept still sounds a little crazy: a hip-hop musical about the Founding Fathers? No ‘Hamilton’ tickets? This behind-the-scenes book may ease the fear of missing out 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z "Drunk History" raises a glass to the Founding Fathers in a new episode set in Philadelphia. TV This Week Aug. 17 - 23: 'Doctor Who' on BBC America 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z He follows her to a Tea Party–type meetup at a downtown bar, gets dazzled by her encyclopedic knowledge of the Founding Fathers, and sparks fly. Glenn Beck's Thriller Mixes Romance, Tea-Party Politics 2010-06-16T08:30:00Z To be fair, he’s been an admirer of the conservative Founding Father since before the musical “Hamilton.” David Brooks has lost it: His bizarre “Hamilton”-infused climate change column is the worst yet 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z As Dyana Wing So wrote, "'keeping account' of one's daily life was seen as a respected, moral habit – one which some of the Founding Fathers of colonial America adhered to." You can pry my paper planner from my cold, cramping hands 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z They are our brothers, these freedom fighters, and we owe them our help… They are the moral equivalent of our Founding Fathers and the brave men and women of the French resistance. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z The biography becomes a bestseller and the catalyst for nationwide interest in this American Founding Father and first U.S. A 'Hamilton' timeline: How a single song grew into a global musical juggernaut 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z An ill-timed ATF raid nearly blows Martin’s cover, but his FBI superiors put him back in to get closer to the group’s mysterious leader, known as Founding Father. Summer TV: Quick takes on ‘The Last Ship,’ ‘Legends’ and more When the history major shared her ties with the Founding Father to a friend, he shot back, “Oh, so your money is slave money.” When Truman is your grandpa: The complicated lives of presidential descendants 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z No opera house phantom or hip-hop Founding Father populates this piece; the characters are all ordinary folks — nannies, firefighters, receptionists, truckers — singing about their daily routines and sacrifices. Perspective | Restaged in front of the AFL-CIO’s national headquarters, ‘Working’ the musical labors to be a vehicle for activism 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z It is where the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. Saudi TV Just Got a Lot More Feminist 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z The Founding Fathers created minimum age requirements for serving in the House, Senate or as president but they did not address a maximum. This Senate is the oldest in American history. Should we do anything about it? 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Robert Allen of Oxford University credits Alexander Hamilton, a Founding Father of America, with sowing the seeds of prosperity by supporting public investment in infrastructure. A grand tour 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z “Historians wonder why Jefferson never mentioned Constantia wine from the Cape of Good Hope, but they forget to look at the other Founding Fathers,” he says. What did the founding fathers drink? And other pressing wine questions. 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z With his prematurely gray hair, Lauren was yearning for a place not just within the dominant power structure but also in the genealogy of the Founding Fathers. To fight the status quo, the activists of 1968 harnessed the power of fashion 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z Now, he’s moved from the Founding Fathers on the $1 and $10 bills to the Civil War victor on the fifty, a man adored by Walt Whitman and Mark Twain. How do you top ‘Hamilton’? Author Ron Chernow is about to find out. 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z “Everything in Washington speaks of the faith of our Founding Fathers,” Barber said. Is the Museum of the Bible that tourist-destination evangelicals have been waiting for? 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Like many of the Founding Fathers, he decried the slave trade yet never freed any of his slaves, even upon his death. On a Virginia driving tour, tracing patriot Patrick Henry’s path to history 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z The restaurant’s Madeira selections, they point out, are a link to the Founding Fathers’ quaff of choice. America Eats Tavern’s home cooking is back, with barbecue in tow 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Nearby, Gadsby’s Tavern was a favorite dinner spot for a number of Founding Fathers. A day-trip itinerary to Old Town Alexandria, which is not just for history geeks 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z Unique among the houses of the Founding Fathers, Monticello reflects an idealized sense of its owner — his learning, his taste, his sense of beauty, his engagement with the Enlightenment. Perspective | Jefferson’s Monticello finally gives Sally Hemings her place in presidential history 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z He'd sometimes put out calls on Twitter for people to share interesting facts about the Founding Fathers, which would then be worked into the show. 'Hamilton' offers American history with a hip-hop beat 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z She didn’t learn in any school about our US Constitution or our Founding Fathers’ great themes of equality--besides they didn’t apply to black folks anyway. Harriet Tubman’s Path to Freedom 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z The personages in the rotunda’s artworks, revolutionary warriors and Founding Fathers, seemed to look down at the body in a spirit of confraternity. John McCain’s Funeral Mourned Americanism’s High Priest and Rebuked Its Chief Heretic 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z The New Founding Fathers, the white-guy junta who initiated the purge 25 years before this film occurs, have for some unstated reason moved Election Day from November to May. Review: ‘The Purge: Election Year’ Offers a Campaign Platform of Blood Lust 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z Did they teach a class called “The Founding Fathers Weren’t Called the Founding Mothers for a Reason” at the Dartmouth Extension Campus in Guam? Breaking: “I am being considered for every major role in Donald Trump’s White House”: The Greatest Living American Writer 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Revolution ignores the stories of the Founding Fathers, focusing instead on ordinary soldiers. Revolution: 'The Devil's in't – I can't Endure it' 2012-06-21T12:27:41Z This is a rap musical about American history in which the Founding Fathers are portrayed by actors of color. Broadway musical 'Hamilton' could teach Oscar a lesson on diversity 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z As McNaughton notes in his Twitter bio, his most famous work may be “The Forgotten Man,” which features President Obama trampling the Constitution as the Founding Fathers look on in horror. Bask in the absurdity of this 2018 #MAGA gift guide 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z That dude who had a beer named after him is just one of the Founding Fathers featured in the new, three-night miniseries "Sons of Liberty." TV This Week, Jan. 25-31: 'Bad Words,' Mel Brooks and more 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Sometimes, all that stands between the principles our Founding Fathers fought for and the homosexual agenda is a char-grilled wrap and a Dr. Pepper. Happy Chick-fil-A Day! 2012-08-01T20:35:00Z It’s instructive to first look at another recent musical about our Founding Fathers, “Hamilton.” Fourth of July viewing: Before there was “Hamilton,” there was “1776” 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z Wulf's research comes to the very sane conclusion that the Founding Fathers were gaga about farming, both as political metaphor and simply for the pure joy of exchanging seeds and gardening tips. 'Founding Gardeners': How gardening and farming shaped the thinking of Washington, Jefferson, Adams and Madison 2011-04-13T21:34:08Z The Founding Father is the subject of Ken Burns' latest docuseries on PBS, airing across two nights. Ken Burns on Benjamin Franklin & our nation's flawed identity: "Race is the central question" of US 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Interred here are two Founding Fathers whose signatures can be seen behind glass at the National Archives. In the Bronx, finding hidden ties to Washington 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z It will be called "Fortitude's Founding Father Brew," and will not be commercially sold. Brew, by George! NY co. to make Washington's beer 2011-05-04T17:28:07Z Our Founding Fathers hoisted glasses of this fortified wine to toast the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and it was a favorite tipple at dinner tables throughout the young nation. Why you should crack open a bottle of the wine that’s ‘indestructible’ 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z An occasion sure to spread joy throughout the land as Americans reflect on the sacrifices of the Founding Fathers and consider what their labors on behalf of democratic government have wrought. Perspective | As ‘Hamilton’ becomes a movie, suddenly we’re all in the room where it happens 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z The ruling elite — the self-anointed “New Founding Fathers” — justify this yearly cathartic as a kind of collective colonic, a way to flush all the toxins from the body politic. ‘The Purge: Anarchy’ With Zach Gilford 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z With Miranda as composer and star, and Kail directing, they are this week marking the official Broadway opening of “Hamilton,” the hip-hop-infused musical about the turbulent life of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. ‘Hamilton’ director Thomas Kail, at the height of his powers 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z "Peace, with all the world is my sincere wish, I am sure it is our true policy - and am persuaded it is the ardent desire of the Government," the former president and Founding Father wrote. Van Gogh, John Lennon letters coming to NY auction 2012-11-28T12:52:16Z When specialists at the National Archives recently inspected the Declaration of Independence, infrared light revealed the partially obscured signature of a hitherto unknown Founding Father named Brian Williams. Style Invitational: It’s birthday-parody time! Plus fake D.C. trivia. 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Though the fears Scheer speaks of are real, he sometimes skates by on rhetoric rather than analysis; the word "totalitarian" and pieties about the Founding Fathers appear a bit too frequently. Trying to make sense of the world of ubiquitous surveillance 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z This debate is similar to the one swirling around memorials to Founding Fathers and Confederate fighters, about whether ugly history should be erased. ‘Lost City of Z’ alters history for the sake of modern audiences. Are we okay with that? 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Our politicians worship the Founding Fathers, the ur-daddies, the bigwigs in wigs. Does the American electorate have daddy issues? 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z “He was one of the Founding Fathers. He was an intellectual author of this nation. So thank you everyone, and welcome to Puerto Rico.” What “Hamilton” in San Juan Means to Puerto Rico 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z He has transformed the biography of one of America’s Founding Fathers, Alexander Hamilton, into a merry, extravagantly annotated hip-hop operetta. History as you’ve never heard it before 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Were the Founding Fathers wrong in thinking they could build a better, more just society than the one they were renouncing? 'Liberty's Exiles': the American colonialists who opposed the Revolutionary War 2011-04-27T21:54:03Z The inclination to preserve houses or other sites closely associated with the Founding Fathers begins about 1850, not surprisingly as the ranks of the last living veterans of the Revolutionary era were disappearing. Where to meet real Americans: Touring presidential homes 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z If you read my book, you will no longer have to swallow what the right or the left tells you about the Constitution, the Founding Fathers, and the Bill of Rights. Stan Mack’s Occupy-the-Fourth-of-July funnies 2012-07-10T00:00:00Z The musical tells the story of the $10 Founding Father, born illegitimately in the Caribbean and orphaned after his dad left and mom died. From his gravesite to where he met his end, fans are flocking to Hamilton’s New York 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Stavans and Alcaraz collaborated nearly 15 years ago on “Latino USA: A Cartoon History,” and now they want to turn up the volume on the “muted reverence” for our Founding Fathers. ‘A Most Imperfect Union,’ a retelling of U.S. history by Ilan Stavans and Lalo Alcaraz “Our Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators. People who would come from the private sector, have that experience, understand what’s it like — not to sign the back of a paycheck, but the front of a paycheck.” The young and eventful Senate career of wealthy Georgia businesswoman Kelly Loeffler 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z You might have seen, for example, “The Forgotten Man,” in which Obama ignores a weeping citizen on a park bench while the Founding Fathers implore him to pay attention. The most famous pro-Trump artist in the U.S. has moved into his ‘Mueller’ phase. 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Dante tells the television cameras that the New Founding Fathers of America—the all-white, legibly neo-Nazi regime who instituted the Purge following an economic collapse—are using the ritual to further their own financial interests. Watching “The Purge” in Our Year of Nightmare Politics 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z It took Lin-Manuel Miranda’s vision and imagination to see the potential for greatness in the story of a Founding Father whose life was for the most part unsung. “Hamilton’s America” takes us into the rooms where it happened 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z "I don't know if it means anything coming from a gay man but it's happened," actor Javier Muñoz, who currently stars as Founding Father Alexander Hamilton in the hit musical, "Hamilton," tweeted. How Men Are Responding to the 'Me Too' Campaign Against Sexual Harassment 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z It isn’t simply a famous portrait of a Founding Father, or an appealing landscape, as in the past. The controversy behind the painting that will hang at Trump’s inaugural luncheon 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z It serves as a backdrop for a lesson in early American political history and contributions of perhaps the least-known Founding Father. James Monroe built Highland next door to Jefferson’s place 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z And Times theater critic Charles McNulty, who has been following the show’s evolution since it first debuted in New York, says the L.A. version would do the Founding Fathers proud. Essential Arts & Culture: 'Hamilton' opens, the debate over Confederate monuments, Mozart reimagined 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Voting is an important part of a democracy, but it wasn’t something the Founding Fathers included in the Constitution. To win a presidential election, getting the most votes isn’t always enough 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z The award comes a year after the Kennedy Center gave a special honor to “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda’s blockbuster musical about the Founding Fathers, the first time a work of art had been honored. ‘Sesame Street,’ Sally Field and Linda Ronstadt are among this year’s recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Isenberg even argues that Miranda went further than Chernow in trying to reshape Hamilton into a progressive to celebrate President Barack Obama, portraying the Founding Father into someone hip and multicultural. Historians irked by musical ‘Hamilton’ escalate their duel 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z “It always amazed me that Americans had no idea their Founding Fathers drank more Madeira than any other wine,” says Broadbent, founder of Broadbent Selections, based in Richmond. A toast to the Founding Fathers should include their favorite drink 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z That's despite the fact that Founding Father Thomas Jefferson was a major proponent of pasta and even owned a pasta maker at his home in Monticello. Agnolotti, bucatini and the innovative new "cascatelli" — a brief history of pasta shapes 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z “It is vital,” she adds, “that the myth of Hamilton as ‘the Abolitionist Founding Father’ end.” Alexander Hamilton, Enslaver? New Research Says Yes 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z The production uses a multicultural cast to tell the story of Alexander Hamilton and the Founding Fathers. Summer promises to be hot on Broadway with three big openings 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Who could have imagined the impact of this retelling of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton’s life story in a musical that fuses hip-hop and R&B with a sophisticated Broadway know-how? A critic's take: Why 'Hamilton's' Tony Award record ushers in a new era for theater 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z The work of Frank Lloyd Wright, like the writings of our Founding Fathers, needs to be regularly rediscovered and reprocessed. Review | Five art exhibitions you really didn’t want to miss in 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z And we should all dearly hope that Trump gets a special invitation to a musical that extends the vision and values of our Founding Fathers for a diverse 21st century America. Let the power of 'Hamilton' speak louder than a Twitter feud 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z He then directs the same profanity toward all of the Founding Fathers. Spike Lee’s movie about a black cop infiltrating the KKK is a subtweet of Donald Trump 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z However, the writer alludes to the fictional Founding Fathers as strange in that they allow elections to take place. Review: ‘The Purge: Election Year’ Offers a Campaign Platform of Blood Lust 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z In fact, religion, so potentially dangerous that the Founding Fathers established a “wall of separation” to keep it clear of our affairs of state, continues to enjoy an entirely unmerited imprimatur of respectability. The religious have gone insane: The separation of church and state — and Scalia from his mind 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z We all know that's where the American Congress borrowed a lot of their ideas from the Founding Fathers. Documentary “The King”: “The American people are Elvis. They have been hoodwinked” 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z Even to our freethinking Founding Father, there was no possibility that his chronic sloth might be bound up with his inventiveness. Are You a Slob? That Could Be a Great Thing 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z This is one of the few designated moments to raise awareness of Indigenous history and culture on a national level in the United States, not center the Founding Fathers’ narrative further. Stopping the erasure of Native Americans: Why I want to tell new Indigenous stories 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z In “All About the Hamiltons,” Rebecca Mead speaks with Lin-Manuel Miranda about “Hamilton,” his inventive hip-hop musical based on the Founding Fathers. Sunday Reading: American Playwrights 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z For Reed and Isenberg, the omissions and distortions in “Hamilton” are part of a larger problem with the way the Founding Fathers are portrayed in mainstream history, often as flawless, enlightened geniuses. Historians irked by musical ‘Hamilton’ escalate their duel 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Last month we wrote about James Madison, the Founding Father who included the guarantee of a free press when he wrote the Bill of Rights. Last call for KidsPost’s free-press essay contest 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z “The eagle for Native Americans Indians wasn’t the raptor bird of our Founding Fathers, but the one that flew closest to God,” said Ms. Raudenbush. Missed Burning Man? Burning Man, or at Least Its Art, Is Coming to You 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z He said the prohibition from possessing a firearm at home goes beyond the Founding Fathers’ intentions. Supreme Court grapples with gun rights for domestic abusers 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Our Founding Fathers would be rolling in their graves if they could see what is happening to the America they left us — once the freest country in the world. "A world of chaos, corruption and hypocrisy": Welcome to Donald Trump's fundraising emails 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z The Founding Fathers viewed public service as a patriotic duty. Legislators for life: Congress was never meant to be a career 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z One video depicts slavery abolitionist Frederick Douglass saying that while slavery was wrong and evil, it was a compromise the Founding Fathers had to make to “achieve something great.” How Ron DeSantis used Florida schools to become a culture warrior 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z The simulator currently ends around the midpoint of the musical, with British rule defeated and a nascent country needing its Founding Fathers to guide them into becoming a nation of laws. If you’ve ever wanted to be in ‘Hamilton,’ you can now do so — on Roblox 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Co-opting the image of Malcolm X to amplify a hollow paean to the Founding Fathers’ courage does nothing but flatten the whole of American history into greeting-card-level sentiment. Is ‘1776’ at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre revolutionary? 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Agree with the lower court that the Founding Fathers would have let him keep the gun? One step forward, two steps back on sensible gun laws | Gail Collins 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Donald Trump is now describing himself as some type of new avatar for the Spirit of '76, Founding Father for the 21st century, a defender of liberty and freedom against tyranny. Trump's "Agenda 47" is no joke 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z The 84-57 vote fell short of a two-thirds majority after tribal Rep. Aaron Dana, a Passamaquoddy, implored lawmakers to vote for the tribes, saying they want the same thing that the nation’s Founding Fathers wanted. Effort to let Maine tribes benefit from more federal laws falls short after veto 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z But Henry never said the quote — nor did any of the other Founding Fathers — and the United States, as established in the First Amendment, was not founded as a Christian nation, HuffPost notes. "You will be unsurprised to hear that Patrick Henry never said this": Hawley mocked for fake quote 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z If the Founding Fathers could’ve seen this coming, maybe they’d have held off on the Declaration of Independence until December or January, when the ground is usually a lot wetter. Don't set off fireworks — it's the patriotic thing to do | Yakima Herald-Republic editorial board 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Even future Founding Father Benjamin Franklin swelled with monarchical pride when he attended George’s coronation in 1761. George III: The legacy of the last king of America 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z There were many times when the cause of our Founding Fathers looked bleak. Trump's "Agenda 47" is no joke 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z I encouraged the colonists who revolted against British rule and the Founding Fathers who penned the immortal words of the Declaration of Independence and later formed a more perfect union. As long as the Spirit of ‘76 endures, America will never die 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z This small book contains a unique entry that includes both the signature and some practical advice from Founding Father and former President John Adams, who at that time was 88 years old. John Adams message in ‘friendship book’ brings $40,000 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Rush grew up in a family of wealthy industrialists and benefactors, and is a descendent of two Founding Fathers: Benjamin Rush and Richard Stockton. OceanGate CEO explored WA waters before Titanic expeditions 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z That’s because — as Founding Fathers said — this republic would only remain limited in governance so long as the people were moral and virtuous — and where is the source of morals and virtues but with God? LISTEN to Cheryl Chumley: Faith first, freedom second, that’s the key to keeping freedom 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z Our Founding Fathers won their David-vs-Goliath battle for liberty and gave us the greatest nation on God's green earth. Trump's "Agenda 47" is no joke 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z If the Founding Fathers had intended to allow default, they would not have insisted that prior debts be recognized and paid. Opinion | Republicans should protect our economy and improve our lives 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z He has a particular love for the Founding Fathers. Harlan Crow: There’s nothing wrong with my friendship with Clarence Thomas 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z “The representative democracy that we were given by the Founding Fathers was premised to some extent on having an informed citizenry,” Rubenstein said. Rubenstein spent years preserving objects. Now he’s looking for meaning. 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z "But the Founding Fathers utilised their rifles to defend this country. In that sense, I think it was inevitable that the AR-15 would become 'America's rifle.'" How the AR-15 became 'America's national gun' and loved by the NRA 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Contrary to Trump's fantasies, he is more like the tyrant and demagogue King George III than America's Founding Fathers and other heroes. Trump's "Agenda 47" is no joke 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z If “Hamilton” is not your daddy’s Founding Father musical, “1776” is your daddy’s Founding Father musical. Review: Although more like C-SPAN than 'Hamilton,' '1776' at Ahmanson is still a solid ride 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z As we’ve noted in the past, concentration of wealth on the scale seen in America today would have appalled the Founding Fathers. Column: With a $300-million donation to Harvard, a hedge fund billionaire shows why we need a wealth tax 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z I’m not sure where he came up with that, but it certainly was not from the Founding Fathers. Opinion | Matthew Kacsmaryk calls the right-leaning judicial branch’s bluff 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z “This is where the Founding Fathers were,” one member, 28-year-old Harrison, told the others. Armed with AR-15s, extremist and militia groups anticipate civil unrest But sadly, our great nation is on the brink of falling victim to the dark forces of tyranny that our Founding Fathers fought so valiantly against. Trump's "Agenda 47" is no joke 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z These omissions have caused untold suffering for nearly 250 years, and it’s hard to look back on the Founding Fathers now without seeing the ways they failed the nation America is still struggling to become. Review: Although more like C-SPAN than 'Hamilton,' '1776' at Ahmanson is still a solid ride 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z Though she described Liberty Central as “nonpartisan” and focused on the principles of the Founding Fathers, she spoke even then about “activating a community of grass-roots patriots” to wage a cultural war. Activist group led by Ginni Thomas received nearly $600,000 in anonymous donations 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Thomas Paine, a political theorist and Founding Father, suggested something similar in concept to a guaranteed income to help young people in their 20s. Expand on the successes of Tacoma's guaranteed income pilot | Op-Ed 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Much better than the DeSantis tactic of citing “people like our Founding Fathers” when it comes to exemplary private behavior. Sex, lies and … Trump 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z The Founding Fathers intended it this way, reasoning that the executive branch will always be more inclined to go to war and the legislative branch provides a necessary counterweight, Kaine said. Two decades after start of Iraq conflict, Congress poised to repeal war authorization 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z And yet, at the same time, Page and Paulus’ vision isn’t a smear campaign or a bid to invalidate the Founding Fathers’ accomplishments. Review: Although more like C-SPAN than 'Hamilton,' '1776' at Ahmanson is still a solid ride 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z “At the end of the day, as a leader, you really want to look to people like our Founding Fathers,” DeSantis said. GOP 2024 hopefuls grapple with how to take on Trump 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z “It means that the United States is going to be a constitutional nation and the premise of our Founding Fathers will be respected.” Senators beginning effort to repeal Iraq War authorization 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z In reaction, the Founding Fathers wrote into the Constitution the authority of Congress to protect itself and the seat of the national government without the need to rely on help from local or state governments. Opinion | D.C. should decide what’s right for D.C., not Congress 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z The organization was popular among the Founding Fathers, including presidents. Perspective | In June 1923, Washington was transformed into the Middle East 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z “The underlying assumption of 1619 is historically correct, that racism is the original sin of American history and racism is its toxic residue,” said Joseph Ellis, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of the Founding Fathers. Did America start in slavery or freedom? Schools debate 1619 vs. 1776 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z It seems to suggest that our Founding Fathers and the legislators of their time were wiser than we are or ever will be. Opinion | Originalism does not allow laws to improve 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and the other Founding Fathers had the vision to create, as young men, the world’s most durable constitutional republic. Opinion | Please, Biden, do us all a favor: Skip the State of the Union speech 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z “Any attempt to amend this legislation is a direct attack on the vision our Founding Fathers had for the District,” Comer said. As D.C.’s downtown struggles, Bowser looks skyward for answers 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z Federal support, as envisioned by the Founding Fathers, is ultimately needed to bolster a nationwide, independent local news industry. Promising proposals in WA Legislature aim to help journalism crisis 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Minority rule is not how the Founding Fathers envisioned our democracy to function. House Speaker fight: Not what the Founding Fathers envisioned 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z A concrete entryway leads visitors through a black-painted hallway filled with quotes from Founding Fathers such as Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. Waterslides and rifles: Inside Florida’s playground for the far right 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z That’s because the Founding Fathers knew that a robust newspaper industry is essential to the success of America’s democracy. A 10-point plan for the government to shore up local newspapers 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z The Founding Fathers had an answer: almost none. Column: Can America's billionaires please stop whining about their privacy rights? 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Statues honoring Founding Fathers such as Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, for example, were not erected to celebrate their ownership of enslaved people. Opinion | Richmond’s removal of a final Confederate statue is a joyous milestone 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Recalling the Founding Fathers and democracy as “an abstract idea … largely created by the United States” and “borrowed” by other countries is condescending and misleading. Opinion | The U.S. is lagging in democratic institutions 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Part of the argument Wednesday will center on the meaning of the word “legislature” in the Founding Fathers’ minds. Supreme Court to consider fundamental change in elections authority 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Do you begin with the quote-unquote ‘Founding Fathers,’ who committed genocide in order to build this country? Lynn Nottage on 'MJ' and 'sustaining the complexity' in her dramatic works 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z It is astonishing to remember that when America’s Founding Fathers were constructing their experiment in government, they were virtually alone in a world of monarchies. Opinion | Enough about democracy’s weaknesses. Let’s talk about its strengths. 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z The Founding Fathers chose to support the press this way because they understood that an informed public was necessary for the country’s democracy to survive. Big changes coming to The (Everett) Herald 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z And, by the way, the Supreme Court should look at what the Founding Fathers might have thought about the aforementioned risk weights. Opinion | Before the debt ceiling is lifted, Congress must pose this question 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z Are we really sure this is the sort of “well regulated Militia” our Founding Fathers had in mind? Opinion | Another mass shooting. Another mass shooting. 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z Thanksgiving raises the same questions that have been raised in debates about Columbus, Confederate statues and slave-owning Founding Fathers. America struggles with the history of Thanksgiving 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Solberg also understood that, with modern perspectives, people find it difficult to place themselves in the role of the Founding Fathers when the basic building blocks of the U.S. government were being put in place. Weird (political) science: OSU class creates post-zombie apocalypse government 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z But I fear Mr. Bunch now sits on the back of a tiger created by a society that is intent on denying the Founding Fathers and the likes of men such as James Smithson. Opinion | The critic was right: New museums belong on an extended National Mall 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z "The church is supposed to direct the government. The government is not supposed to direct the church. That is not how our Founding Fathers intended it," she said in June. Lauren Boebert declares herself the winner of too-close-to-call election as it heads to recount 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z Never mind that the Founding Fathers didn’t conceive of ghost guns produced by 3D printers, or extended magazines — or rights for women, for that matter. Opinion | On guns, originalism as insanity 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z But the elections also supported the brilliance of our Founding Fathers’ formulation of a democracy with checks and balances. Opinion | Takeaways from the election 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z Siena Buchanan, a first-year student from Eugene, said the class provides insight into the difficulty the Founding Fathers faced in building a new government for the United States and the compromises involved. Weird (political) science: OSU class creates post-zombie apocalypse government 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Biographers of America’s Founding Fathers generally have mountains of material to choose from — public documents, colonial newspapers, private diaries and letters that reveal the private man behind the public face. ‘The Revolutionary’ review: A superb portrait of Samuel Adams’ activism 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z The Founding Fathers set up the Electoral College — a series of state elections to pick the president — to empower states in terms of their own elections processes. EXPLAINER: Why does The Associated Press call US elections? 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z But as he taught about the American Revolution, he couldn’t help seeing similarities between the Founding Fathers and the struggle for freedom taking place in front of him. The ‘American Lafayette’ fought for Iranian freedom a century ago 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z The casting of Founding Fathers is kind of revolutionary in ‘1776’ Review | ‘1776’ is back on Broadway with vivacity and a revolutionary cast 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z He’s facing the people, the institutions, the grand experiment of the Founding Fathers that he was itching to confront. Perspective | Stewart Rhodes romanticized deadly force and called it patriotism 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Playing James Madison’s 2-century-old crystal flute last week earned Lizzo praise, criticism and, most recently, an invitation to tour the Founding Father’s Montpelier, Vt., home. Lizzo's flute performance just earned her an invitation to James Madison's home 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z The Founding Fathers took inspiration from Greek and Roman tropes — political, cultural, artistic. Perspective | A new book explores the fasces, a symbol of power — and of unity 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z The Founding Fathers’ experience is not instructive; they rode carriages and horses, not the subway. Opinion | Why handguns are a bad idea on Metro 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z Occasionally woven into the dogma were reminders of the Christian underpinnings of the United States — complete with spiritually based quotes from the Founding Fathers asking God’s guidance and blessings on the new nation. Opinion | For most Christians, God’s hand on America is a comfort, not a weapon 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z “I think the reality is that we had Founding Fathers in this nation that were imperfect.” Youngkin seeks nearly $400M in tax cuts, takes swipes at Washington 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z The governor said his administration will “reinforce” the role of the Founding Fathers in the creation of the U.S. and that Virginia will tell the history of America “accurately and completely.” Va. Gov. Glenn Youngkin to DOE: Don’t strip Founding Fathers of famous nicknames in statewide tests 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Listen to Jeffery Robinson’s presentation “Who We Are,” in which he uses the Founding Fathers’ own words to show that these men “stood for enlightenment” as long as it did not involve Native Americans. Opinion | David McCullough’s legacy is the history he brought to life 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z “Hamilton” can prompt renewed conversations, fans suggest, about the nation’s genesis, how the Founding Fathers made the decisions they did and what they did wrong. ‘Hamilton’ returns to a Kennedy Center, city and world turned upside down 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z There’s plenty about slavery at the historical homes of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, but not so much about their monumental legacies as Founding Fathers, according to a newly released report. Conservatives decry ‘racialist agenda’ at Jefferson’s Monticello, Madison’s Montpelier 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z The musical, which is based on the 2004 biography “Alexander Hamilton” by Ron Chernow, draws heavily from hip-hop music and features people of color as the Founding Fathers and other historical figures. Church’s altered ‘Hamilton’ is followed by sermon comparing homosexuality to addiction 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Many Christian nationalists repeat conservative activist David Barton's argument that the Founding Fathers did not intend to keep religion out of government. After Trump, Christian nationalist ideas are going mainstream – despite a history of violence 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, this over-reverential, sanitized view of our Founding Fathers is what is taught throughout our education systems, and it contributes to mindless chants of “U.S.A., U.S.A.” while attacking the U.S. Opinion | David McCullough’s legacy is the history he brought to life 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Bravery and service should be remembered by the elected members of Congress to save this country and the strong democracy our Founding Fathers put in place. Opinion | 18 months later, the insurrection is still a gut punch 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Despite this, Mr. Gutzman sees a growing trend of historical sites exaggerating the Founding Fathers’ racial failings. Conservatives decry ‘racialist agenda’ at Jefferson’s Monticello, Madison’s Montpelier 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Former Texas state Rep. Rick Green, a national speaker and radio host for the group WallBuilders, said it’s a myth to suggest America’s Founding Fathers wanted to keep religious values out of politics. Liberals warn of ‘Christian nationalism,’ as some conservatives embrace the label 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z Did the Founding Fathers hide a get out of jail free clause in the Constitution? If Donald Trump were Black, he'd be in jail already 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Founding Fathers knew the American experiment won’t survive without a free press and informed voters. Last chance for Congress to save local journalism jobs with key bill 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z He closed with a soaring call to action, invoking Virginia’s Founding Fathers and a need for unity. Youngkin hits Nebraska like a GOP star, but some want him to take it slow 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z But it is also worth reflecting on the “prudent” compromises our Founding Fathers had made. Opinion | A Youngkin presidency would not change much 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z The Founding Fathers had particular experiences that shaped the Bill of Rights. Supreme Court: ‘Opposite to the Founders’ stated goals’ 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z As in many other sections of the Constitution, the Founding Fathers were dealing intelligently and wisely with issues as they could see and foresee them. Opinion | Aren’t we all ‘democracy advocates’? 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z The curriculum, which is licensed to charter schools for free, also condemns the rise of progressive politics and argues that the civil rights movement ran afoul of the “lofty ideals” espoused by the Founding Fathers. Governor in hot seat after charter leader lambasts teachers 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Or the fresh takes on the Founding Fathers found in “John Adams” or “Hamilton.” In a divided America, finding patriotic inspiration in ’70s soft rock 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z This must be a national priority, just as it was for the Founding Fathers. New report finds U.S. ‘news desert’ spreading, more papers closing 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Washington, and a reading of the Declaration of Independence with actors portraying Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and other Founding Fathers, beginning at 10 a.m. How to celebrate Independence Day in the Washington, D.C., area 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z “Celebrating our freedom, while demonizing the Founding Fathers. Celebrating our good economic fortune, while reminding us of the injustices of income inequality and what free enterprise does to oppress the world.” Independence Day on track to be a conservative holiday, say experts 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z “The Founding Fathers wanted church and religion out of government, and here we are.” Her illegal abortion paved the way for Roe. 56 years later she shares her story 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z This particular court of “originalists” is increasingly looking to historical tradition, back to the days of the Founding Fathers when the Constitution was written, to determine modern-day rights. The myth at the heart of the praying Bremerton coach case 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z The two articles together demonstrated just why the Founding Fathers feared the ever-present threat of authoritarianism under the guise of populism to our always fragile democracy. Opinion | We aren’t the first to fear the threat of authoritarianism 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z These people look to the American Revolution as their ideal historical moment and view the Founding Fathers as nearly impeccable paragons whose perceived individualism, fearlessness and rebellion should be emulated today. Citizen Militias in the U.S. Are Moving toward More Violent Extremism 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Committee members cloyingly seek to sanctify themselves and their hearings by holding up the Constitution, democracy, the Founding Fathers, due process, the consent of the governed and the electoral process. Jan. 6 committee is spectacle taking the place of politics: It will accomplish nothing 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z "If we do anything about gun control, we are turning our backs on God's desire and plan for this country and the Founding Fathers and all of those things," Whitehead said. A gun and a prayer: How the far right took control of Texas’ response to mass shootings 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z Yes, the Founding Fathers were concerned about another British invasion, and made it possible for early colonists to arm themselves in defense of their country. Opinion | Even Republicans seem to know something has to change now 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z When our Founding Fathers wrote into the Constitution the right to bear arms they were talking about the need for stay-at-home militias, single shot muskets that took a minute to load and pistols. Texas school shooting: 2nd Amendment 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z The Founding Fathers argued about where to put the nation’s capital. How to have fun in Washington, D.C., on a shoestring 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z But shouldn’t Alito & Co. also consider whether the Founding Fathers were really capable of wrestling with women’s rights or privacy in the 1780s, much less women’s reproductive rights? Opinion | Stay away from my house — and my womb 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z When the Founding Fathers developed the Constitution, they intentionally stayed quiet about all medical procedures — including abortions. This is what it was like trying to get an abortion in the United States before 1973 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z “The omission of abortion, then, says less about the issue itself than about who the Founding Fathers considered people,” Slate concluded. Alito’s legal reasoning for ending Roe rests on history, the right to life 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z The Founding Fathers almost certainly did not expect Supreme Court justices to serve that long, and for most of American history they didn’t. Column: Why we need a term limit for the Supreme Court 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Eva Surovell, the editor in chief of the Cavalier Daily, said that Pence coming to U-Va. is different than him visiting Stanford or any other college campus in America to talk about the Founding Fathers. At University of Virginia, Mike Pence event reignites a debate over free speech 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z The memorial is an attempt to embrace the contradictions that existed within many of the Founding Fathers. George Mason U. unveils memorial for people enslaved by namesake 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z If you think “Benjamin Franklin” got his face on the $100 bill because he invented electricity, you need to watch Ken Burns’ new two-part profile of the bespectacled Founding Father. What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Ten Commandments,’ the Grammys, MLB’s opening day and more 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z The Founding Fathers condemned it and would never have imposed it on the West. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Her background cheerleader wore teal socks emblazoned with portraits of the Founding Fathers. Perspective | History unfolds with glory, insults, comfort and patience 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Online and at rallies, protesters regularly compare themselves to enslaved Africans, dispossessed Native Americans, Jewish victims of the Holocaust, the Founding Fathers, Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi and Jesus. Building on anti-mask activism, far-right groups pivot from mandates to midterms 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z The Founding Fathers created a postal subsidy to support a news industry that’s essential to having informed voters and a successful democracy. Free Press roundup: Olympic Peninsula papers end delivery, turn to mail 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Most of the delegates, many of whom would later be considered Founding Fathers of the United States, were opposed to independence. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z In it, the Founding Father begged Americans to abandon “the baneful effects of the spirit of party,” warning that its disruptions could drive them to a despot for the sake of peace. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Legislating from the presidency was not at all what our Founding Fathers had intended. Respecting separation of powers key to restoring Congress 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z I always got mad — still do — when people use the phrase “our Founding Fathers.” ‘The struggle continues’: Spike Lee on racism, conspiracy theories and storytelling The doctor in the mold of Rogan was Founding Father Benjamin Rush, the "father of American psychiatry," who despite his medical brilliance mistakenly believed that yellow fever could be treated by bleeding and purging. How the Philadelphia pandemic of 1793 foreshadowed the social problems of the COVID-19 era 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z He viewed his role at the time as somewhat historic, and began urging Ukrainians to view the moment like America’s Founding Fathers did two centuries earlier, setting aside differences to unite for something bigger. At the moment he’s prepared for his whole career, Biden faces the limits of his power 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z The fiftieth anniversary of independence would arrive in 1826, and the Founding Fathers were passing away. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z To the Founding Fathers that "was like renouncing God." The road to Jan. 6: How 50 years of violent white nationalism inspired the Oath Keepers 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Whether political, theological, moral or ecclesiastical, every decision we make should be one of respect and humility before our fathers, our Founding Fathers, the Fathers of the Church and ultimately to our Father in heaven. Disrespectful Aaron Rodgers leads a millennial generation of chronological snobs 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z Miranda is familiar to many, of course, from “Hamilton,” his hip-hop-inspired Broadway smash about the Founding Fathers, and from his earlier musical “In the Heights,” which received a splashy big-screen adaptation last year. What do 8-year-olds and Nancy Pelosi have in common? Their favorite pop star is Lin-Manuel Miranda 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z “For the last year, my Democratic colleagues have taken to the Senate floor … to argue that repealing the filibuster is restoring the vision the Founding Fathers intended for this deliberative body,” said Mr. Manchin. Two Senate Democrats join with GOP to hand Biden bipartisan defeat on remaking filibuster 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z The filibuster isn’t in the Constitution and it wasn’t part of the Founding Fathers’ vision for the Senate. EXPLAINER: Why is filibuster such a barrier to voting bill? 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z Inventor and Founding Father Ben Franklin was just age 11 or 12 when he designed paddles to help him swim faster. Inventive New Jersey siblings prove that good ideas can come at any age 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z As for the provision that would allow the writings of the Founding Fathers to be taught, that is certainly a massive category and might need amending as well. Hey, Virginia lawmakers, the Lincoln-Douglas debates did not feature Frederick Douglass 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z As he often did on the campaign trail, Youngkin invoked Virginia’s heritage and its legacy of Founding Fathers such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Glenn Youngkin, first Republican to win statewide in Virginia since 2009, takes office 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z That’s the decision that recognizes the God-given rights of the individual; that’s the determination that takes into consideration the limited government aspect of the Constitution that Founding Fathers intended and provided. Supreme Court vaccine rulings fail to recognize God-given rights 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z Our Founding Fathers, as imperfect as they were, set in motion an experiment that changed the world — literally changed the world. Text of President Joe Biden’s speech marking Jan. 6 anniversary 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Ken Burns, continuing to compile his documentary encyclopedia of Very American Things, presents a two-part, four-hour tour of the life of that most interesting, industrious, entrepreneurial and frisky of the Founding Fathers. The 18 TV shows we're most excited to watch in 2022 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z It has taken several years to remind the public and Congress that our Founding Fathers created the local free press system as the essential platform for our democratic experiment. From the publisher: A year-end message on saving our country’s local free press system 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z The narratives themselves are, objectively, misleading — not outright wrong, in the sense that one can definitively prove every Founding Father would have opposed the NRA or every early Christian would have supported abortion rights. The Christian right didn't used to care about abortion — until they did 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z Worries about outsized wealth consolidated in the hands of a few date back to the Founding Fathers. The Great Inheritors: How three families shielded their fortunes from taxes for generations 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z History comes into play here, as madeira was a favorite of colonial America and the Founding Fathers. Dessert wines offer a sweet, luxurious end to festive meals 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Today, senators have greater loyalty, in too many cases, to their party and not to the state they represent, in direct contrast to what the Founding Fathers intended. Opinion | The Constitution fit its time. Does it fit now? 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z “The Founding Fathers’ legacy is the promise of liberty and justice not only for Americans but for any people willing to invest in democratic self-government,” Mr. Putney said. U.S. ranks 10th in study of ‘most thoughtful countries’ 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z The actions of the early Congresses shine light on how our Founding Fathers envisioned the division of power between the states and the federal government. Lawsuits challenging Biden’s vaccine mandates target federal overreach 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z Organizers promise this anniversary won’t all involve hero worship of the Founding Fathers, and won’t turn a blind eye to the slavery that steered South Carolina’s history for 400 years. South Carolina’s 250th tells revolution story, warts and all 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Obviously, people didn’t live so long when the Founding Fathers wrote the rules. Opinion | Cognitive testing for politicians? It’s easier just to vote them out. 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z In stump speeches, Youngkin often invokes Virginia’s roster of Founding Fathers to pledge a return to traditional values that empower individuals to succeed. McAuliffe, Youngkin make final pleas in Virginia’s race for governor 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Collins may be guided by Christian beliefs, as were many Founding Fathers before science affected daily lives. Opinion | Faith in science and faith in faith 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z “Our Founding Fathers created our country to be rights from God. It’s not rights from our government. So that was a big wake-up call.” Virginia GOP candidate tests school fight message for 2022 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z The foundations are old enough to have been laid by the Founding Fathers themselves in the new series “Houses With History.” What’s on TV This Week: The Tonys, Britney, 'Cannabis Question,' 'La Brea' and more 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z In 1775, the cost of producing and distributing the printed newspaper was subsidized by the Founding Fathers to enable and sustain their new democracy. The Seattle Times as a community storyteller 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z After the election, Wood said on Bannon's podcast, "I think the audience has to do what the people that were our Founding Fathers did in 1776." Heeding Steve Bannon’s call, GOP election deniers organize to seize control at local level 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z A group of Black conservatives is urging school boards around the U.S. to adopt civic-minded courses that focus on the Founding Fathers’ ideals instead of critical race theory. Black conservative group pens open letter urging schools to drop CRT, adopt 1776 Unites 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z “That’s something that our Founding Fathers agreed to and set out in treaties.” Little justice for child sex abuse victims in Indian Country 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z It's just like core curriculum in some states where we must teach that slavery was a betrayal of our Founding Fathers, which is absolutely not true. Interview: AFT president says Fox News' attack on teachers part of larger assault on democracy 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z The grizzled man in the enormous “Deplorables” shirt that bore the likenesses of the Founding Fathers, for example — what were the odds he’d followed public health guidelines? Perspective | I got a breakthrough covid infection. The worst part is the conflicting advice. 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z In another, Washington and other Founding Fathers and settlers are standing over a Native American, apparently dead, lying facedown. Contentious George Washington mural at San Francisco school can stay, judge decides 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z Disregard the Fed’s embarrassing policy that its employees should avoid using “biased terms” such as “Founding Fathers.” Opinion | Too many people are plunging themselves into the world of political performance 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z One prominent inaccuracy, which was later retracted, was the claim that the Founding Fathers’ prime motivation for fighting the American Revolution was the fear that Great Britain would end slavery. Cardona retreats from making critical race theory part of new school grants 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z He also cites historical references to the time of the Founding Fathers, noting that 18-year-olds typically served in the militia at age 18. Appeals court: Dealers can sell handguns to 18-year-olds 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Legal scholars say the Founding Fathers, who were themselves accused of treason by the British, sought to clearly articulate it because they knew the potential to misapply it to legitimate dissent. Are Jan. 6 rioters traitors? So far, criminal charges say no 2021-07-12T04:00:00Z But many other words were also on the page, including “patriotic,” “baseball,” “football,” “capitalist,” “Founding Fathers,” “boss” and “beer.” Republicans, spurred by an unlikely figure, see political promise in targeting critical race theory 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z Former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany claimed on Tuesday that "all" of America's Founding Fathers were "against slavery" even though more than half of them owned slaves. Kayleigh McEnany lies while defending slave owners: "Our main Founding Fathers were against slavery" 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z America’s infatuation with grassy expanses dates back to the Founding Fathers. Ditching grass could help your backyard thrive 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z This year, another type of explosion is preoccupying me — not the grand orations of our Founding Fathers but Frederick Douglass’ 1852 jeremiad, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” Independence looks different this July 4, thanks to the hell year that was 2020 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z Contrary to the editorial, the Founding Fathers saw no contradiction between representative democracy and a nonvoting federally controlled city. Opinion | Statehood is not constitutional 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z Now the state is requiring a new name for Patrick Henry Community College — which serves the counties of Patrick and Henry — to avoid honoring the slave-owning Founding Father. In this rural Virginia district, a young Republican turns toward Trump in faceoff against BLM supporter 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z In fact, 14 of the 21 so-called Founding Fathers were reportedly slave owners. Kayleigh McEnany lies while defending slave owners: "Our main Founding Fathers were against slavery" 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z "Please, stop apologizing. You're the guy who made the Founding Fathers Black and Hispanic!" Bill Maher rips Lin-Manuel Miranda for 'In the Heights' diversity apology: 'This is why people hate Democrats' 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z Republicans think that the military, religious groups and the Founding Fathers have been neglected. Once the future, US now captive to its past 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z The Founding Fathers intended this city to consist of all organs of city government, including police, a fire department and schools. Opinion | Statehood is not constitutional 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z The “1619 Project” claimed, among other things, that a motivation of some of the Founding Fathers to fight the American Revolution was to preserve slavery. Republicans introduce bills to strip federal funds from schools that teach ‘1619 Project’ 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z The Founding Fathers saw the phenomenon as flatly undemocratic. Column: More proof that a wealth tax on billionaires is desperately needed 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Despite winning a Pulitzer Prize last year, “The 1619 Project” is criticized by historians for making historically inaccurate assertions, including that the Founding Fathers fought the American Revolution to preserve slavery. Biden’s Education Department buried in an avalanche of complaints about plans to fund ‘1619 Project’ 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z So the Founding Fathers are cast less as architects of the new Republic, and more as slaveholders and white oppressors. Once the future, US now captive to its past 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z “In the Heights,” the movie, sat on the shelf for years — but after the blockbuster success of “Hamilton,” Miranda’s brilliant hip-hop musical about the Founding Fathers, suddenly studios became interested in dusting off the project. Lin-Manuel Miranda on finally making ‘In the Heights’ into a movie and the blockbuster success of ‘Hamilton’ 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z This was a strong feeling among our Founding Fathers. Opinion | Virtuous people will be needed to lead us from the morass 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z Yet the Republican victory Friday may prod Democrats closer to curbing or eliminating a legislative maneuver that’s been the bane of Senate majorities since the Founding Fathers. EXPLAINER: What’s the Senate filibuster and why change it? 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Yet while the GOP seemed certain to succeed Thursday, their victory may prod Democrats closer to curbing or eliminating a legislative tactic that’s been the bane of Senate majorities since the Founding Fathers. EXPLAINER: What’s the Senate filibuster and why change it? 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Issues that divided the Founding Fathers are still up for debate. Once the future, US now captive to its past 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z But state board member Dana Beckton said the two counties are named after Patrick Henry, the Founding Father who famously declared “Give me liberty, or give me death” at the second Virginia Convention in 1775. State board urges renaming of 2 Virginia community colleges 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z Unlike most founder books, “George Washington: The Political Rise of America’s Founding Father” contends that the first president was in complete control of the executive, minding every detail. Review | A portrait of George Washington: Ambitious, meticulous, petulant, elitist 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z He also argued that D.C. shouldn’t be made a state at all and that the Founding Fathers “intended this to be a federal district outside the jurisdiction of any one state.” DC statehood faces a crossroads with congressional vote 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z When the Founding Fathers wrote the First Amendment, they certainly did not mean that it applied only to those with whom they agreed. Editorial Roundup: Nebraska 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z "We went back to our Founding Fathers and stuff to find out what defines free speech," Lindell said. Mike Lindell's "free speech" social media site to ban porn, swearing and taking God's name in vain 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z Dwayne Johnson might not resemble any of the Founding Fathers in any obvious way — except for the part where he wants a united country. Dwayne Johnson for president? Sure, the Rock is down if it's 'what the people want' 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z And the columnist Kelvin Wade is even more blunt: “Political parties are killing us as a nation just like many of our Founding Fathers believed.” Perspective | Five myths about political parties 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z The Founding Fathers understood that the challenges facing a rural or small state would always be very different from a more populous state. Opinion | Joe Manchin: I will not vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z The report was part of a broader Trump administration effort to restore the primacy of what officials considered the values of America’s Founding Fathers. Blinken ends Trump rights plan promoting conservative agenda 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z Even back in the days, in the age of the Founding Fathers, happiness was very often interpreted as economic success and owning property. Why are Americans obsessed with fitness? The answer: Neoliberalism 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Some ancient Greek philosophers and our Founding Fathers weighed in on how democracy works best. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: A fist-bump like no one’s ever seen before 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z The University of Virginia, the college launched by Jefferson, the Founding Father and enslaver, has been grappling with its historic ties to slavery. In graphic poem, Charlottesville mayor compares her city to a rapist 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z Because there were gaps, or even contradictions, in the work of the group known as the Founding Fathers. Novelist Kaitlyn Greenidge thinks the Song of Solomon is 'the "WAP" of the Bible' 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z Debate shifted to the argument that the Founding Fathers intentionally established congressional control over the District to eliminate any undue influence on lawmakers by local residents. Congress hears testimony for D.C. statehood 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z They portrayed themselves as torch bearers for the Founding Fathers, not far afield from Trump supporters who call themselves “Patriots” and liken their efforts to keep Trump in office to the American Revolution. From the KKK to skinheads, a century of fighting hate in Orange County 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z The Founding Fathers believed your right to a jury trial is so important, they enshrined it in Article III of the Constitution. Column: AT&T's new arbitration clause isn't doing you any favors 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z But the idea that a Founding Father’s estate might fall into Communist Russian hands caused an uproar. Urgent efforts underway to preserve historic River Farm as public land 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z In the U.S., the Founding Fathers explicitly banned the government from granting titles of nobility under Article I of the Constitution. Meghan Markle for president? And other dispatches from the UK’s Oprah interview fallout 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z Curiously, the GOP’s rhetorical devotion to the Founding Fathers stops with the estate tax. Column: Countering Dem relief package, GOP proposes a huge giveaway to the rich 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z After all, didn’t our Founding Fathers believe that a well-educated electorate would be best positioned to maintain our republic by acting consistently with its principles? Opinion | Lessons for those who rioted on Jan. 6 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z The American Founding Fathers, rum dealers and missionaries were all drawn to Iran. Review | America and Iran, from fascination to antagonism 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z The U.S. government is religion-free , according to the Constitution and the Founding Fathers. Opinion | Mr. Biden’s uncomplicated and very American position on abortion 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Many people don’t realize that they could own something significant, like a letter from one of the country’s Founding Fathers, said Bobby Livingston, a spokesman for the auction house. Auction Offers Lincoln’s Hair and Other Presidential Oddities 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z In other words, repealing the estate tax would be a massive handout to rich families, enabling them to concentrate their wealth to an extent the Founding Fathers found inimical to society. Column: Countering Dem relief package, GOP proposes a huge giveaway to the rich 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Republican Rep. Mark Lowery, who sponsored the measure, called slavery a “dark stain,” but said the project minimizes the Founding Fathers and cited criticism from some historians about parts of it. GOP states weigh limits on how race and slavery are taught 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Those examples, they said, would have informed the Founding Fathers’ understanding of how impeachment would be used, and make clear that an impeachment trial can take place after a president has left office. Trump defenders say his encouragement of Capitol mob was protected by 1st Amendment 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z Mrs. Monroe exposes her husband’s and the Founding Fathers’ systemic racism in what has to be Broadway’s most bittersweet lullaby. Commentary: Why it's time to revive Leonard Bernstein's long-dismissed, race-conscious White House musical 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Eventually, some of the Founding Fathers — Hamilton, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson — got together over dinner and agreed that Congress needed a safe location where whenever Congress called for help, rescue would come. Opinion | How enslaved Black people helped make Washington our nation’s capital 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z On the wall across from Biden’s desk is a portrait collage of predecessors George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt, along with Alexander Hamilton, a Founding Father and former treasury secretary. Cesar Chavez’s son happy dad’s bust is in Biden Oval Office 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z The report attempts to undermine allegations of hypocrisy against Founding Fathers who owned slaves even as they espoused equality. Biden revokes Trump report promoting ‘patriotic education’ 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z The report attempts to excuse Founding Fathers who enslaved people. Analysis | Trump’s ‘patriotic education’ report excuses Founding Fathers for owning slaves and likens progressives to Mussolini 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z They were domestic, in the most vibrant militia tradition of the Founding Fathers, nothing like terrorists. Opinion | We love you. You’re very special. Go home. 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z The three Founding Fathers agreed to place the capital along the Potomac in exchange for the federal assumption of states’ war debts from the American Revolution. Opinion | How enslaved Black people helped make Washington our nation’s capital 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Somewhere along the way, this nation lost its connection to a principle so bedrock to the foundations of America that both the Founding Fathers and Superman put it right up front: Truth. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z “We’re walking down the same exact path as the Founding Fathers,” said Rhodes, a former Army paratrooper and Yale law school graduate who urged members to monitor the polls during the presidential election. 'Second revolution begins': Armed right-wing groups celebrate Capitol attack 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Legal analysts say a self-pardon would run afoul of the Constitution, citing the Founding Fathers’ efforts to limit presidential pardon powers. Potential Trump self-pardon on shaky legal ground as left-leaning prosecutors loom 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z Such manipulation of the electoral college is far from what our Founding Fathers envisioned and violates the 14th Amendment. Opinion | Restoring confidence in and creating better standards for U.S. elections 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z The electoral college, whatever virtues it may have had for the Founding Fathers, is no longer tenable for American democracy. Opinion | Abolish the electoral college 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z Moreover, the Founding Fathers prophesied this happening: as my colleague Matthew Rozsa noted, in early American history George Washington warned against Americans electing a president who'd refuse to step down. Can Trump really stage a coup? Experts weigh in on whether it's possible 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z “In hindsight, it was the most brilliant decision by the Founding Fathers,” Fadem said of the flexibility. These two Californians think they're close to changing the electoral college 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z “Our Founding Fathers never envisioned a massive unelected, unaccountable federal government with the power to create policies that impact Americans’ everyday lives,” Rep. James R. Comer, R-Ky., said in a statement. Trump issues order giving him more leeway to hire and fire federal workers 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z The Founding Fathers ensured that both would matter. Recent Kansas editorials 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z By that standard and the actions of the Founding Fathers, there is no good-faith constitutional argument against the future addition of Supreme Court justices. Opinion | There’s nothing more originalist than packing the court 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z Venezuela's constitution follows the same basic structure invented by the Founding Fathers of the United States - with an executive branch, a legislature, and a Supreme Court. When court packing goes wrong: Venezuela and other Latin American countries offer sobering reality 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z But the Founding Fathers meant for Congress to be the backup plan if the Electoral College did not produce a winner. How Congress could decide the 2020 election 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z Like the Founding Fathers, we should also see the American experiment as an evolving experience. Opinion | America might be very different if the Founders had been originalists 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z The Founding Fathers crafted our country’s path largely with the assumption that the people who led it would act honorably. Editorial Roundup: North Carolina 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z Expanding the Supreme Court to restore a measure of impartial justice to the court, and to restore the intended checks and balances envisioned by the Founding Fathers, would not be your typical “court-packing.” Opinion | We’ve seen the effects of ‘court-packing’ before 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z Scalia was a proponent of originalism, the method of constitutional interpretation that looks to the meaning of words and concepts as they were understood by the Founding Fathers. The Latest: No Democrats expected to vote to confirm Barrett 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z The whole reason the Founding Fathers were able to design such an intricate Constitution was by learning from the failings of those who went before. Opinion | America cannot improve if history is forgotten 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z Preceding the definitive articles, the Founding Fathers laid out the basic rationale for the document and the principles that underlay its enforcement. Opinion | Some history lessons for the attorney general 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z She believes in originalism, the idea that judges should interpret the Constitution as the Founding Fathers intended. Trump's Supreme Court court pick likely to be Amy Coney Barrett or Barbara Lagoa: reports 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z The president also lauded the Founding Fathers without noting that many of them owned slaves and called for—and perpetrated—genocide against Native Americans. Trump blasted for "McCarthy-like" call for "patriotic education" and attack on 1619 Project 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z Planet Word at Franklin School — The committee proposes removing Founding Father Benjamin Franklin’s name from the building that houses the not-yet-open Planet Word museum. A guide to every person whose name could be removed from D.C. buildings or sites, from the famous to the forgotten 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z Founding Fathers, taking cues from the Bible, not only recognized the sin-filled nature of humankind — but they also based an entire governing structure upon that truth. Anthony Fauci, the great ‘humanist,’ sets U.S. sailing on globalist, anti-freedom course 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z “D.C.’s radical city leaders want to cancel some of the nation’s Founding Fathers and erase history,” Comer, the ranking Republican on the House Oversight and Reform Committee, said in a statement. Bowser: D.C. had no intention of proposing removal of major federal monuments 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z Those, surely, were ones the committee wanted to “contextualize,” she said, perhaps with a plaque describing how the Founding Fathers also were enslavers. In latest Trump-Bowser fight, Republicans accuse D.C. of wanting to relocate the Jefferson Memorial 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z But new figures that many revere as honored historical figures, like the first president George Washington, Founding Father Benjamin Franklin and Constitutional author James Madison, have become targets as well. Trump administration slams proposal to alter historical DC monuments, says mayor should be ‘ashamed’ 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z Our democracy depends on it, and our Founding Fathers would expect no less. The U.S. Needs a National Data Service 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z The future Founding Father — a statesman, scientist and shrewd businessman — believed in efficiency and innovation. Postal Service will prioritize ballots over other mail, postmaster general testifies 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z In his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night, Mr. Biden quoted from the “sacred document” and, not for the first time, improved on the Founding Fathers’ sexism. Biden botches Declaration of Independence in acceptance speech 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z But the Declaration of Independence makes it sound dignified: “In every stage of these oppressions we have petitioned for redress in the most humble terms,” wrote our Founding Fathers. Covid cases top 5.5m as Joe Biden prepares for big DNC night - US politics live 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z The list also included other key American figures like Founding Fathers Benjamin Franklin and George Mason, inventor of the telephone Alexander Graham Bell and composer of the national anthem Francis Scott Key. Trump administration slams proposal to alter historical DC monuments, says mayor should be ‘ashamed’ 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z That is your sacred gift bequeathed to you by your Founding Fathers. Mail-in voting: Fight for democracy 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z The Founding Fathers knew the value of population data. Opinion | The census needs to be given the time to get a proper count 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z “The Lord and the Founding Fathers created executive orders because of partisan bickering and divided government,” Navarro said. Trump’s Orders on Coronavirus Relief Create Confusion 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z Our Founding Fathers created a free press as the foundation for our 250-year experiment in democracy. From our Publisher: A road map to save the local free press 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z He argued that the Founding Fathers were not the imposing icons portrayed on Mount Rushmore but were, in a sense, the founding rustics. Bernard Bailyn, historian who reinterpreted the American Revolution, dies at 97 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z I am certain you won’t disturb the peaceful slumber of your Founding Fathers. Mail-in voting: Fight for democracy 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z But Cotton denied that he was calling the enslavement of Black people a "necessary evil," merely offering his own analysis of the Founding Fathers views. Republican Sen. Tom Cotton attempts to defend his remarks calling slavery a "necessary evil" 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z Mrs. Duckworth sparked a backlash earlier this month after she said, “we should listen to the argument” for removing statues of the Founding Fathers. Sen. Tammy Duckworth: Tucker Carlson ‘singled me out because I’m Asian-American’ 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z Our Founding Fathers saw that the government and the rich and powerful understand the value of information and will always seek to control it. From our Publisher: A road map to save the local free press 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z Dr. Bailyn disdained comparing the past to the present but on occasion would muse about what the Founding Fathers — such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson — would make of today’s federal government. Bernard Bailyn, historian who reinterpreted the American Revolution, dies at 97 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z “This is precisely the type of tyrannical deployment of power that the Founding Fathers were specifically worried about,” said Jeffrey A. Engel, director of Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University. Trump’s show of federal force sparking alarm in cities 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z “This is precisely the type of tyrannical deployment of power that the Founding Fathers were specifically worried about,” said Jeffrey A. Engel, director of Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University. Trump’s show of federal force sparking alarm in cities 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z There was a time when the Founding Fathers garnered respect and admiration from the public without question. Standing up for George Washington 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z McCarthy also referenced pushes for various monuments to be removed, from those honoring Confederate figures to those memorializing America’s Founding Fathers such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, who were slave owners. Rep. McCarthy identifies key issues to address in next coronavirus relief bill 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z Others recast him as a promoter of agriculture, a protector of Native Americans, a Washington-esque Founding Father, and a humble immigrant from south of the border. Op-Ed: Serra's fall may further 'whiten' America's already too-white history 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z They then moved on to slaveholders – including Founding Fathers George Washington and Thomas Jefferson – and other controversial figures such as Christopher Columbus, whose legacies are complicated. Melania Trump statue in Slovenia set on fire on Fourth of July; suspects sought 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z Sinha said that by targeting Founding Fathers such as Washington and Jefferson, activists risk playing into the conservative narrative that removal of statues is a “slippery slope” toward an erasure of the country’s history. As statues of Founding Fathers topple, debate rages over where protesters should draw the line 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z The musical debuted in 2015 telling the biographical story of Alexander Hamilton and a handful of the other Founding Fathers through song. 'Hamilton' creator Lin-Manuel Miranda calls criticism of the play's slave-owning characters 'fair game' 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z The "CNN Tonight" host then why the Founding Fathers are being "deified" like Jesus Christ since they were "not perfect." CNN's Don Lemon defends removal of statues: People were taught 'propaganda' about American history 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop-infused musical about the Founding Fathers delivers America’s origin story with a diverse cast that makes good on those democratic ideals that from the inception left out whole swaths of the population. What the culture clash between 'Hamilton' and Trump can teach us about America 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z Better targets, Pica suggested, would be the Founding Fathers who owned slaves, including Maryland’s Charles Carroll, who signed the Declaration of Independence and owned more than 1,100 slaves during his lifetime. Columbus statue in Baltimore toppled, thrown in Inner Harbor 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z The group of 30-plus features Founding Fathers and presidents, civil rights pioneers and aviation innovators, explorers, and generals. GOP senator defends Trump's 4th of July speech, calls its 'one of the best that he has given' 2020-07-05T04:00:00Z Among them would be presidents, Founding Fathers, religious leaders and “opponents of national socialism or international socialism.” Historians question Trump’s choice of ‘heroes’ for national garden monument 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z "No one is perfect. Nothing is perfect, not even the Founding Fathers." CNN's Don Lemon defends removal of statues: People were taught 'propaganda' about American history 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z Some have critiqued the show for skirting the issue of slavery and making the Founding Fathers seem less implicated in the institution of white supremacy than they indeed were. What the culture clash between 'Hamilton' and Trump can teach us about America 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z The group of 30-plus features Founding Fathers and presidents, civil rights pioneers and aviation innovators, explorers and generals. Amid furor over monuments, Trump seeks `garden’ of US heroes 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Even the presence of Founding Fathers and early presidents such as Abraham Lincoln could prove controversial. Antonin Scalia, Jackie Robinson among those picked for Trump’s ‘National Garden’ of heroes 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z “Hamilton,” the musical biography of both Founding Father Alexander Hamilton and the country he helped invent, is such a work. Opinion | ‘Hamilton’ wasn’t just timely. It’s timely over and over again. 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z But he said he is willing to take that risk in defense of liberty on Independence Day in the example of the nation’s Founding Fathers. Lancaster set to defy L.A. County's ban on Fourth of July fireworks 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z The Founding Fathers are played by Black and brown actors, members of communities who don’t see themselves reflected often enough either in American history or on Broadway stages. "Happy Hamilton Day!" Stage musical fans reminisce, celebrate movie 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z The address challenged the Founding Fathers and the hypocrisy of their ideals with the existence of slavery on American soil. Religious leaders to invoke Frederick Douglass on July 4th 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z The magnitude and persistence of the rallies and demonstrations nationwide, continuing unabated with avowal they will not end until success is achieved, reminds me of the determination of our Founding Fathers. Readers’ July 4 reflections 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z He cast nonwhite actors as Founding Fathers and Mothers, at a time when the Obama administration had finally, hundreds of years later, made that inclusive vision real. Opinion | ‘Hamilton’ wasn’t just timely. It’s timely over and over again. 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z The play gained incredible acclaim for its retelling of the life of one of America’s Founding Fathers, Alexander Hamilton, through music and rap. Everything coming to Disney+ in July 2020 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Opponents of statehood say it goes against the Founding Fathers’s vision to have a seat of federal government free of state influence. Senate GOP critics of D.C. statehood call for floor vote to put Democrats on record 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z The Founding Fathers are played by Black and brown actors, communities who don’t see themselves reflected often enough in either American history or on Broadway stages. If you've never seen 'Hamilton,' here's what you need to know 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z What other show would pit two Founding Fathers in a rap battle over whether to aid France? Review: Revolutionary ‘Hamilton’ arrives at an uneasy time 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z It’s hard to imagine a more receptive backdrop for a drama that ingeniously recasts the Founding Fathers as people of color, placing America’s oft-repeated “nation of immigrants” rhetoric into the most literal terms imaginable. Review: From Broadway to Disney+, 'Hamilton' speaks brilliantly to a time of fear and protest 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z Many described the day in historic terms, invoking the Founding Fathers, their own family histories and future generations in explaining their votes. Mississippi lawmakers pass resolution paving way to remove Confederate symbol from state flag 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z Protesters and governments in recent weeks have either approved the removal of or directly torn down tributes to individuals who fought with the Confederacy, Founding Fathers who owned slaves and even Christopher Columbus. Who is Shaun King, liberal activist who wants to tear down Jesus statues? 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z Pelosi said depictions of the nation’s Founding Fathers who owned slaves, such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, should be reviewed, but not immediately brought down. Pelosi resists calls for Barr’s impeachment, saying the November election will be ‘the solution to many problems’ 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Thomas Jefferson is represented as the one bad Founding Father who did participate in slavery. Review: Revolutionary ‘Hamilton’ arrives at an uneasy time 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z And, Indiana GOP Rep. Jim Banks said will be introducing legislation that would make desecrating memorials to "previous U.S. presidents or a Founding Father" a federal offence punishable up to 10 years in prison. Wray reveals FBI 'looking carefully' at foreign interference in protests following George Floyd's death 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z “We embrace them more fully by doing what is right. We’re not moving further away from our Founding Fathers’ visions. Mississippi lawmakers pass resolution paving way to remove Confederate symbol from state flag 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z "Founding Fathers are going to be attacked. Religious symbols are going to be attacked. And next, probably, museums." she predicted. Venezuelan activist warns Americans about statue removals: It will be a 'slippery slope' 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z Protesters have also at times targeted Founding Fathers who were slaveholders, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. North Carolina removes Confederate statue's pillar near Statehouse after 125 years 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z In the show, Miranda’s line: “Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?” was a plea to put Hamilton back into the history books, to reclaim this lost Founding Father. Review: Revolutionary ‘Hamilton’ arrives at an uneasy time 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z The iconoclasts, having largely defeated the rebel army, are turning on the Founding Fathers. Opinion | Where do we draw the line in tearing down statues? 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z He added: “Our Founding Fathers are being roped to the ground like they were Saddam Hussein. The list goes on.” McConnell says monuments to Founding Fathers ‘being roped to the ground like they are Saddam Hussein’ 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Founding Fathers such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson might someday be removed -- three years ahead of attacks on such statues this month. John Oliver mocked Trump in 2017 for predicting removal of Washington, Jefferson statues 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z And while I certainly am not hesitant in my enthusiasm for Abraham Lincoln and the Founding Fathers, I did not mean to let a historical debate slide into current events. Culture wars are won by voters, not politicians 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z It’s a statue of one of the Founding Fathers of our country. Recent Missouri editorials 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Founding Father George Washington was a given, and he sits in a place of honor in the Rotunda. ‘Violent bigotry’: Pelosi moves to beat Virginia in toppling Robert E. Lee’s Capitol statue 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z This offensive action is taking a knee to the groin of the Founding Fathers, everyone of all colors and faiths, the rule of law, justice, and the office of the president of the United States. Protests: Eyewitness accounts, taking a knee, legacy of racism 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z The military, he wrote, “are not meant to be turned against their fellow citizens. Our Founding Fathers feared the use of a standing army that could be used to further the aims of a dictator.” Mold-breaking: Generals’ attacks on Trump drag military into partisan fight 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z The Founding Fathers made “Hamilton” rock but Goldberry raised the show’s pulse with the swagger and style of her deeply felt performance. Tony Awards are off, so we present the Charlie Awards: Best theater of the decade 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z He was a Founding Father, a principal author of the Declaration of Independence. Recent Missouri editorials 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Our Founding Fathers protected this sacred right with the First Amendment to the Constitution. Let’s go through Trump’s terrible internet censorship order, line by line 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z What became clear to the Founding Fathers was that a central authority is often necessary to coordinate the responses of individual states to the big economic and security issues that face the nation. Trump versus the states: How federalism has impacted the coronavirus response 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z Amid so much avoidable death and destruction, why not kill the constitution and the Founding Fathers, too? Trump is playing a deadly game in deflecting Covid-19 blame to China 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z Government 101 refresher: This country’s Founding Fathers, with good reason, made it quite difficult to amend the Constitution. Editorial Roundup: Alabama 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z The holiday will replace an annual birthday celebration of US Founding Father Thomas Jefferson, a slave-owner. Virginia home of Jefferson to honour freed slaves 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z One month later, a letter on God and the Constitution written by the Founding Father was sold at auction. George Washington letter to Scottish nobleman discovered 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z In an article highlighting the youth of the Founding Fathers, Reader’s Digest warned, “Don’t let the powdered wigs fool you.” Perspective | Five myths about George Washington 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z The real president who was that short was Founding Father James Madison. Klobuchar, 5’4”, claims to be same height as Jefferson in Maher interview confusion 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z I don’t believe the Founding Fathers intended “elected official” to be a career choice or anyone’s de facto profession. Term limits: ‘Elected official’ shouldn’t be a career 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Barnett said that scenario is why the Founding Fathers enlisted the Senate as a "check" on the House's impeachment power. Constitutional law expert reacts to Trump impeachment: The legislative branch can abuse its power 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z That answer is as obvious now as it was to our Founding Fathers. Opinion | As the impeachment fight has proved, without our values, we are lost 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z In her floor speech, she spoke of the Founding Father’s concerns about how excessive partisanship and about historical precedent with then-President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial in 1999. Democrats tear into GOP Sen. Collins over acquittal vote 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z As a Madisonian scholar, I was particularly aggrieved to see Founding Father James Madison used like a marionette to either vilify or vindicate the president. In this trial, people only heard what they wanted to 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z “If you leave it to the White House, you are more likely to get arbitrary, capricious pardons that may be perfectly legal but are not what the Founding Fathers had in mind.” Most Trump clemency grants bypass Justice Dept. and go to well-connected offenders 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z Second, he said that the Founding Fathers disapproved of party-line impeachments in the House and that the Senate should dismiss those. Sen. Alexander’s rejection of witnesses in Trump trial leaves Democrats disappointed but hardly surprised 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Others asked what the implications would be for places named after Founding Fathers. Berkeley strips name from its law school building, citing namesake’s racist views 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z Most legal scholars dispute the idea that the Founding Fathers ever intended for impeachable offenses to require proof of a crime. Trial highlights: Trump defense urges end to impeachment 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Trump’s attorneys also argued that the Founding Fathers took care to make sure that impeachment was narrowly defined, with offenses clearly enumerated. Feinstein stirs confusion with comments on impeachment vote 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Many legal scholars reject Dershowitz’s arguments, saying the Founding Fathers meant for impeachable offenses to incorporate a broad range of conduct by presidents. Democrats demand Bolton testify as impeachment trial resumes 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z Like Nadler, many politicians have been trying to channel the Founding Fathers’ intentions in recent months — citing Alexander Hamilton or James Madison, for instance. No phones. No coffee. No talking. How senators are coping with long days of impeachment arguments 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z He called on senators not to be "cynical" about politics, but to draw on the intent of the nation's Founding Fathers who provided the remedy of impeachment. Mark Meadows on impeachment trial: Schiff's contact with Ukraine whistleblower is the 'real cover-up' 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Montana Department of Revenue that a ruling in their favor would compel the states to fund private, religious schools — in violation of the Founding Fathers’ wishes. Justice seemingly split over Montana voucher program for religious schools 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z He then called on senators not to be "cynical" about politics, but to draw on the intent of the nation's Founding Fathers who provided the remedy of impeachment. Schiff warns of Russian attack on US mainland, as Day 2 of Trump's Senate impeachment trial concludes 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z He appealed to senators not to be “cynical” about the politics of impeachment, asking them to draw on the intent of the nation’s Founding Fathers. Trial highlights: Democrats roll out case as senators fidget 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z He flicked a green plastic spinner on his hand while Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., one of the House impeachment managers, spoke about the conditions under which the Founding Fathers envisioned when impeachment might be necessary. No phones. No coffee. No talking. How senators are coping with long days of impeachment arguments 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z But legal scholars dispute the idea that the Founding Fathers ever intended for impeachable offenses to require proof of a crime. Crime required for impeachment? Not so, say legal experts 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z As the Founding Fathers knew, popular speech does not require protection. Editorial Roundup: Ohio 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z The meat of the 111-page filing is a constitutional argument for Trump’s conviction and removal, one that frequently appeals to the nation’s Founding Fathers and their warnings about foreign influence on domestic matters. House Democrats say Senate ‘must eliminate the threat’ that the president poses to national security 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z Ben Franklin’s Electric Birthday Celebration The Founding Father and famed inventor recalls his life and career. Theater in L.A. this week: Cirque du Soleil's 'Volta' and more 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z Republicans say the public is on their side as McConnell invoked Founding Father Alexander Hamilton to warn against “a procrastinated resolution of impeachments.” Analysis: Pelosi’s delay tests public opinion on impeachment 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z Republicans say the public is on their side as McConnell invoked Founding Father Alexander Hamilton to warn against “a procrastinated resolution of impeachments.” Analysis: Pelosi’s delay tests public opinion on impeachment 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z As he pursued his own political ambitions, Founding Father Thomas Jefferson enabled outrageous French meddling in US internal affairs. Did Britain meddle in a US presidential election? 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z Any decade that saw both the underdog Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals win the World Series — and a hip-hop musical about the Founding Fathers become a megahit — can’t be all bad. Opinion | The Terrible Tens are over. The Twenties may be even worse. 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z Kennedy instead argued that the Senate is in relatively uncharted territory when it comes to impeachment and the Founding Fathers provided only limited guidance in the Constitution when it comes to the process. Sen. Kennedy says 'there are no rules' when it comes to impeachment proceedings 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z “This is not a criminal trial, but this is something that the Founding Fathers decided to put in a body that was susceptible to the whims of politics.” Schumer wants ‘impartial’ impeachment trial for Trump but didn’t want one for Clinton: Report 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z “He thinks that the State should be run by the church and that that’s how the Founding Fathers thought of things,” she says. ‘Bundyville’ podcaster Leah Sottile explains Rep. Matt Shea’s theocratic views 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z “Hamilton” is an improbable juggernaut, a rap musical about Alexander Hamilton and his fellow Founding Fathers played by a multicultural cast ready to reclaim American history. Our 100 favorite pop culture moments of the millennium (so far) 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z Our Founding Fathers recognized that in all cultures and societies, it was the wealthy and powerful who understood the value of news and information. Save the Free Press initiative: A public service of The Seattle Times 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z You dare to invoke the Founding Fathers in pursuit of this election-nullification scheme? Impeachment reaches the House floor, with Rudy Giuliani screaming in the basement 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z While Amash was not part of the House investigative process, he’s a former lawyer known for his strict interpretations of the Constitution and is well-versed in the writings of the Founding Fathers. Freshman Democrats push for Amash as impeachment manager 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z He said the "Founding Fathers had vigorous debates of whether they would even allow impeachment in the Constitution," and that he favors allowing voters to decide the matter in next year's election. Anti-impeachment Democrat Jeff Van Drew meets with Trump to discuss party switch 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z In setting the conditions of treason, bribery or high crimes and misdemeanors, the Founding Fathers said a consequential abuse of office was subject to the impeachment process they laid out. AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s impeachment rage, Bloomberg on coal 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z However, no singular independent organization is focused on how the Founding Fathers’ vision and actions resulted in the marvelous system of regional and local newspapers that Walter Lippmann eulogized in 1950. Save the Free Press initiative: A public service of The Seattle Times 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The spacious shop at Mount Vernon, where Washington lived from 1759 until his death in 1799, is packed with objects that educate customers about the Founding Father. Looking for unique holiday gifts? Try these 7 museum shops. 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z When it comes to getting government to work, nobody has come up with a way to improve on the Founding Fathers’ idea of checks and balances. Editorial Roundup: South Carolina 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Most respondents identified as Democrats picked President Trump’s predecessor over the Founding Father, however. Obama ranked better president than George Washington by most Democrats: Poll 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Impeaching Trump, Dershowitz said, would be a "complete abuse" of the Founding Fathers' intentions. Alan Dershowitz: Some Democrats channeling Soviet minister's 'Show me the man, I'll show you the crime' maxim 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z “Alexander Hamilton, Founding Father, was concerned,” McCarthy reiterated yet again. Opinion | How we know exactly what Jefferson, Hamilton and Madison think of Trump 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z In setting the conditions, treason, bribery or high crimes and misdemeanors, the Founding Fathers said that a consequential abuse of office — crime or not — was subject to the impeachment process they laid out. AP FACT CHECK: Trump and the people he forgets he knew 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z The speaker’s discomfort was on full display, starting with her morning address, in which she gravely announced her decision to move forward with impeachment with the cautionary words of the Founding Fathers. ‘The president gave us no choice’: Pelosi resisted Trump’s impeachment, now she’s the public face 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Upon revealing that the impeachment process against President Trump would go forward, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi included multiple references to the Constitution and such Founding Fathers as James Madison and George Mason. A pollster’s warning about outrage politics 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z The Republicans’ witness, professor Jonathan Turley of the George Washington University Law School, said the “Founding Fathers” wanted impeachment used sparingly. America's 'Founding Fathers' star in Trump impeachment hearing 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z This was too much for Collins: “We just put in the jury pool the Founding Fathers and said what they think?” Opinion | How we know exactly what Jefferson, Hamilton and Madison think of Trump 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z Critics say Trump is subverting it with a new celebration of the Founding Fathers. Soldiers got Medals of Honor for massacring Native Americans. This bill would take them away. 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Founding Father James Madison, known as “the father of the Constitution,” expressed a similar sentiment at the time the Constitution was created. The U.S. Constitution is an amazing document — but it won't save us from Donald Trump 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z It is a time of gathering, but at some point—usually around the time your uncle brings up what the Founding Fathers really meant when creating the Constitution—everyone needs their space. Our insider’s guide to the proper 2019 Thanksgiving golf outing - Golf Digest 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z “I think we just put in the jury pool the Founding Fathers - and said, ‘What would they think?’ snapped Collins. America's 'Founding Fathers' star in Trump impeachment hearing 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z "Our Founding Fathers drafted the Second Amendment so clearly and succinctly that no interpretation is required. Yet, attempts to distort it, or eliminate it, persist." After Florida county becomes '2nd Amendment sanctuary,' others in state want to follow suit 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z |
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