Jane Calvert argues that Dickinson (1732-1808), a decade before the more famous Founders of what became the United States — before Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and John Adams — ...

The founders struggled with the threat of an elected executive seizing monarchical power, professor and author Robert J.

From Native American artifacts to present day, Delaware museums offer a chance to explore the state's heritage this summer.

John Dickinson of Delaware, John Rutledge and Pierce Butler of South Carolina, Luther Martin of Maryland and Hugh Williamson of North Carolina all expressed similar monarchical misgivings.

Too often we tend to think that the Declaration of Independence was a creature which sprang to life between June 7, 1776, ...

Among them is the John Dickinson Plantation, the childhood home of the primary author of the Articles of Confederation.

The text says that governments are human constructions. The legitimacy of governments depends upon democratic consent, not ...

Jane Calvert, Chief Editor of the John Dickinson Writings Project, presents a glowing portrait of Dickinson’s Enlightenment principles, substantial contributions, and reputation among his peers.

Alarmed by the policies of President Donald Trump, millions turned out last month for protests around the United States and ...

According to Ms. Dickinson’s book, rides added over the years, some of which were discontinued or morphed into later versions, have included an original Ferris wheel (the first of three) and ...