Character. The word seems antique in these rancorous times, as rare as truth. As rare as objectivity and nuance in our political discourse. I recently came across Thomas Jefferson’s reminiscence of his fellow Virginian and nation-builder, George Washington: “I think I knew General Washington intimately and thoroughly; and were I called on to delineate his […]
Scholarly surveys, discussions and polls have consistently revealed a clear consensus: the leadership capacity of the founding generation — Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, Hamilton and Madison — is unrivaled by any subsequent coterie of American statesman. It is true that these same academic conversations reflect agreement that Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt stand atop the list of America’s greatest presidents, with founding chief executives such as Washington and Jefferson closely on their heels, but there is, it seems, no generation of political leaders across 250 years that is comparable to those who launched the American Revolution, drafted the Declaration of Independence and wrote the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
HELENA, Mont. – Every passenger that boards a flight leaving the Helena Regional Airport on the Fourth of July will receive a printed copy of the Declaration of Independence, Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen announced on Friday.
HARRISON COUNTY, Texas — Long before it became one of Texas' most treasured outdoor destinations, Caddo Lake State Park was little more than a vision shared by state leaders and a wealthy East Texas family.
MOUNT VERNON, Virginia — KTBS and Collette are taking travelers on a journey through history as part of America 250 — visiting the places where the United States was born.
WEST POINT, N.Y. - KTBS and Collette are taking travelers on a journey through history as part of America 250 — visiting the places where the United States was born.
JEFFERSON, Texas - The City of Jefferson will host a series of community events on July 4 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America. Activities will begin at 10 a.m.with a wreath laying and a reading of the Declaration of Independence at Thomas Jefferson Memorial Park.
In June 1776, Great Britain and its North American colonies had been fighting for over a year. The Americans desperately needed foreign help, particularly from Great Britain’s principal rival, France.
SHREVEPORT, La. — KTBS 3 is preparing for a landmark Independence Day season as Freedom Fest 2026 joins the nationwide America 250 celebration. This year's festivities honor the spirit of patriotism while marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.
The evolution in America of rationales for the cascading growth of presidential power, which began in earnest in the post-war world and followed a trajectory through the expression of the Imperial Presidency before reaching new heights in President Donald Trump’s authoritarian pretensions, has long found traction in the misappropriation and misuse of Justice Robert H. Jackson’s famous aphorism, “the Constitution is not a suicide pact.”
