The events of 1776 are often remembered as distant history—powdered wigs, parchment documents, and revolutionary speeches. Yet the ideas expressed that year continue to shape American life in ways that are practical, visible, and deeply personal. From the rights we exercise to the institutions we rely on, the principles articulated in 1776 are woven into…
The American founders are often portrayed in extremes—either as flawless visionaries who solved every problem or as deeply flawed figures whose work should be discarded. The truth lies between these views. What makes the American founding remarkable is not that the founders believed they were perfect, but that they designed a system that assumed imperfection—both…
