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.

The founders struggled with the threat of an elected executive seizing monarchical power, professor and author Robert J. Spitzer writes in a guest column.

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

John Shearer: Tennyson Dickinson Says Family Has Enjoyed Owning Lake Winnepesaukah For 100 Years Friday, June 20, 2025 John Shearer ...

My article, coauthored with George Mocsary and Bhav Ninder Singh, addresses a form of constriction on the right to arms that was unknown to John Dickinson: Big Business as Gun Control.