Thousands are expected to gather on the National Mall next month for a massive day of prayer and worship aimed at calling the United States back to God ahead of its 250th anniversary, with one pastor…  

Enough with the long faces. America is not, in fact, a hellscape.

An analysis of energy crises, national security, and the true cost of freedom in America.

Exploring the constitutional balance of religion and government in the United States’ history and law.

Analysis of declining patriotic sentiment among Democrats on America’s 250th birthday.

Our reticence to name the civic occasion we are marking this year points to a deeper uncertainty about how to relate to American history, writes Yuval Levin.

On the last day of the Constitutional Convention in 1787, Elizabeth Willing Powel, a prominent Philadelphia socialite, asked Benjamin Franklin what form of government was being proposed for the United States. In a reply that has become famous, Franklin said: “A republic, madam, if you can keep it.”

“Stop the Steal” was never about protecting democracy. From election manipulation to retaliation against dissent, from court-stacking to pay-to-play politics, the real theft was not ballots—but the Constitution itself.

A state senator’s controversial act of tearing down historical displays in Nebraska sparks debate on American heritage.

Officious censors get lumps of diplomatic coal for Christmas.