The Constitution Center’s Jeffrey Rosen wrote songs about the moral philosophy behind the Founding Fathers’ signature phrase.

Author Walter Isaacson is drawn to minds that bend the world. He writes about men who catch lightning, who bottle reason, who ...

On the whole, the Founding Fathers, those towering patriarchs, fared poorly when it came to sons. George Washington and James Madison had none. Thomas Jefferson’s only legitimate one died in infancy.

Austin-based independent label Western Vinyl has announced a new charity compilation called Passages: Artists In Solidarity With Immigrants Refugees, And Asylum Seekers. Alan Sparhawk's contribution ...

A new benefit compilation for charities supporting immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers has corralled new songs from Dirty Projectors, Oneohtrix Point Never’s Daniel Lopatin, Tim Heidecker, Bonnie ...

As Penn celebrates its 285th anniversary, The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with scholars to understand the extent of Benjamin Franklin's involvement in the University and how his vision has shaped its ...

When the United States of America was almost strangled in the crib, it was rescued by a portly old man who could barely walk. In December 1776, the mighty British army and navy had been defeating the ...

SHE STARTS UP PRETTY EASY AT ALMOST 60, THIS RED CORVETTE STINGRAY STILL RUNS LIKE A CHAMP. DON’T WRECK IT WITH THE ORIGINAL 327 ENGINE. FUN SOUND OWNER JIM BAIRD, A RETIRED ARMY MAJOR AND COMMERCIAL ...

Benjamin Franklin High in Queen Creek used to have most of its football games end within two hours, running the ball in every direction possible out of the Double Wing T as the clock kept moving. No ...

Benjamin Franklin experimented with electricity on fowl. Portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Joseph Duplessis, courtesy of The Library of Congress In 1751 Benjamin Franklin planned an electrical ...

In a new book, the mathematical epidemiologist Adam Kucharski explains how certainty, even in math, can be an illusion. By Jennifer Szalai It was almost as though America’s northern neighbor were an ...

The one government agency that still reaches nearly every American daily — undeterred by rain, sleet, snow or even gloom of night — turned 250 on Saturday. Established in 1775, when the Second ...