In one of his stand-up sets, comedian David Cross rejects all political commentary that tries to answer the question, “What would America’s Founding Fathers think if they were alive today?” For Cross, ...

Two hundred-and-fifty years ago, on Jan. 10, 1776, Thomas Paine published words that changed the course of history: “We have it in our power to begin the world over again.” Characterized by Paine as ...

A New World: A Life of Thomas Paine, by Trevor Griffiths, at the Globe Theatre in London until 9 October 2009 Trevor Griffiths’ A New World: A Life of Thomas Paine brings to the stage an 18th century ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The publication of Thomas Paine's Common Sense caused a sensation in early 1776 as it explained the need for freedom. But it was a ...

You'd never know by looking at Thomas Paine's portrait with his fine clothes and his perfectly coiffed hair, but the National Portrait Gallery's Margaret Christman says Paine's contemporaries ...

The bill then advanced through the committee process, and on September 15 the House Committee on Natural Resources favorably reported H.R. 9600. The committee described the legislation as authorizing ...

Thomas Paine brought the American Revolution from debating halls to the conscience of everyday Americans through thunderous ...

250th Anniversary of the Publication of "Common Sense" In part one of Books That Shaped America, University of Maryland History Professor Richard Bell explored Common Sense, a… Michael Stahler led a ...

The 2024 presidential election painted a dismal picture — a country split red and blue, a near-even divide, reminding us how fractured we’ve become. Despite this polarization, nearly three-quarters of ...