The New York Times

These Founding Fathers Were Frenemies. Maybe We Can Learn Something.

Can the fraught relationship between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams help heal our own hyper-polarized politics? Monticello is betting yes. Credit...Photo Illustration by Felicia Vasquez; ...
American Enterprise Institute

How Congress Lost, Part V: Politics and Presidential Power Under Adams and Jefferson, 1797–1809

While the Washington administration demonstrates the vast powers that the executive could wield in foreign and domestic affairs, the divergent experiences of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson illustrate ...
The Washington Post

Want to save your friendships? Take a page from the Founding Fathers.

Alexandra Hudson is the author of “The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves.” With increasing regularity, Americans are ending lifelong friendships and cutting off ...
The Washington Post

Jefferson’s paradox: How one of the largest slaveholders penned the words “All men are created equal”

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. On May 14, 1776, after eight days traveling across Virginia, Maryland and ...