Every July Fourth brings fireworks, picnics, parades and happy celebrations of American freedom. But behind the festivities ...

This week, our nation celebrated the Fourth of July. It was not only an opportunity for families and friends to get together and enjoy fireworks and barbecues, it was also a chance to reflect on this ...

The Gettysburg Address Really Holds Up. The Gettysburg Address Really Holds Up. It’s been eight-score years plus one since Lincoln spoke these 269 words, and they feel as urgent as ever.

More than 60 years later, then-President Jimmy Carter, carrying on the tradition of the yearly presidential proclamation on ...