The Latinate term for the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is “semiquincentennial,” which doesn’t roll off the tongue easily. (You can use the alternative Latinates ...

America is celebrating its 250th birthday this year — marking 2½ centuries since the signing of the Declaration of ...

As we celebrate the freedoms that we used to have this Independence Day, the folks at Monticello are launching a book club aimed at reminding us that we once sought to overthrow would-be kings. The ...