Anniversary of the Publication of "Common Sense" ...

Thomas Paine’s writing continued to support the Revolution, but once it reached a favorable conclusion, Paine returned to ...

Roberts’s report avoids recent controversies, focusing instead on historical foundations and operational data.

As America celebrates its 250th birthday, remember the founder who rallied the people against British and American oligarchs.

We often make New Year’s resolutions to help us reach our personal goals for the coming year, but our nation’s founders set ...

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 second series of pamphlets published on December 19 of that year that ...

Yet even as he defended democracy against autocracy, Paine sought a living religion grounded in reason—not superstition or sectarian dogma. For this, he was branded an infidel and atheist. In truth, ...

Hudson Valley author and historian Jack Kelly will speak about his book, “Tom Paine’s War,” at an event on Thursday, Jan. 15, according to an announcement. Kelly will be in conversation with Dick ...

Thomas Paine, a reluctant English tax collector and failed businessman who arrived in America on the eve of revolution, published "Common Sense" on this day in history, Jan. 10, 1776. "In the ...