President Donald Trump and one of his nominal adversaries have suddenly called to mind two of America's great early statesmen. In my imagination -- excessively fertile, perhaps -- Trump plays the role ...

Lori Waselchuk George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison aren’t American ... Why was gardening so important to the founding fathers? The most obvious answer is that ...

When the Founding Fathers met in Philadelphia in 1787 ... In 1787, he urged his friend and colleague James Madison to amend the Constitution to include a written guarantee of religious liberty.

The Founding Fathers were a quiltwork of conflicting personalities. George Washington was dignified and coolly aloof. Thomas ...

America’s Founding Fathers, I submit ... In a 1790 House debate on naturalization, James Madison opined: “It is no doubt very desirable that we should hold out as many inducements as possible ...

Journalist Ari Berman says the Founding Fathers struggled with that ... to have Senate representation being based on population James Madison and other prominent framers wanted the Senate to ...

When the Founding Fathers met in Philadelphia in 1787 ... In 1787, he urged his friend and colleague James Madison to amend the Constitution to include a written guarantee of religious liberty.