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Renaissance proverb of the day: 'I find that the harder I work...' - a powerful reminder that luck is something you earn

Think about two people starting out in the same field. Same city, same opportunities, roughly the same starting point. A few years later, one of them seems to keep catching breaks. The right project lands in their lap. The right person calls at the right time. Things just seem to…

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1776 All-Stars: Why George Mason Is Extremely Underrated

I'm not saying that just because I teach at the university named after him.

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FIFA’s Haiti jersey ban echoes the long campaign to discredit and downplay the Haitian Revolution

Ahead of its first match in the 2026 World Cup, the Haitian national soccer team was forced to make a last-minute change. But it didn’t have anything to do with its roster or travel plans. It was the team’s jersey.

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Disillusioned Revolutionaries: Many Founders Died in Despair About the American Experiment

America's Founders helped create a world they were not yet ready to live in.

Reason

Gordon Wood's Enduring Defense of the American Revolution

Plus: When tattoos meet copyright law

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1776 All-Stars: Why Thomas Jefferson Is the Most Fascinating Founder

The author of the Declaration of Independence may have written "the greatest sentence ever."

Reason

Gordon S. Wood, eminent scholar of the American Revolution, dead at 92

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S

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The Pentagon's New War - Canceling American Religion and American History

A guest post by Prof. Paul Finkelman.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood dead at age 92 after being hit by car in store parking lot

President Obama presented him a National Humanities Medal in 2011

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Life Advice of the Day by Founding Father and the 3rd president of the United States Thomas Jefferson: 'I find that the harder I work...' – A true Renaissance man's powerful reminder about hard work

Life Advice of the Day : Thomas Jefferson's quote, "I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have," highlights that success is often the result of consistent effort and preparation, not just chance. His life exemplified this, demonstrating that dedication to learning and relentless work…

The Economic Times

1776 All-Stars: Samuel Adams Was the Most Libertarian Founder

The libertarian rabble-rouser who helped ignite the American Revolution

Reason

Review: Drunk History and the American Revolution

Hamilton, Jefferson, Franklin, and others appear in the irreverent TV series.

Reason

Mount Rushmore dream: Donald Trump shares AI-generated image of himself next to celebrated US Presidents

US President Donald Trump has reignited discussion over his place in American history after sharing an AI-generated image of himself carved alongside four former US presidents on Mount Rushmore, reviving a years-long push tied to his stated ambition of appearing on the national monument.

The Times of India

The US keeps finding ways to justify state violence against Cuba

For centuries, the US has engaged in imperialist intervention in Latin America. The Castro indictment looks like its latest move

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President Trump Doesn't Need Congressional Approval for His Actions as to Iran

Congress can only stop Trump’s actions in Iran by passing a concurrent resolution of both Houses over Trump’s veto, or by declining to fund the war in next year’s budget.

The Conversation

What Jefferson and Madison would have thought about ‘rededicating’ the US to God

Thousands of Americans prayed on the National Mall on May 17, 2026, during “Rededicate 250”: a day-long rally to “come together in prayer and worship ahead of the nation’s 250th birthday,” as organizers described it. U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, one of many Republican politicians and conservative Christian leaders to…

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America’s musical founding father: ‘Liberty songs’ by a self-taught singer and tanner helped fuel the Revolution

As July 4, 2026, approaches, Americans will be paying more attention than usual to events of 1776: the year the American Colonies declared their independence from Great Britain. Public historians, including filmmaker Ken Burns, have tried to offer a more inclusive view of the American Revolution, highlighting lesser-known patriots. But…

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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson disagreed about the American Revolution’s meaning even as they lay dying

Like Americans today, the people living in the United States in 1826 were preparing to celebrate a milestone for their country. July Fourth of that year marked the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

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‘It takes an entire museum to do it justice’: the Smithsonian celebrates America in 250 objects

As the US gears up for a major anniversary, a new expansive exhibition looks at history in a range of objects, from an 18th-century gunboat to a Maga hat

Fortune

America's true innovation advantage: we don't just invent technologies — we reinvent how innovation works

From Bell's telephone to venture capital to AI startups, the U.S. competitive edge has never been the technology itself.

Reason

The Declaration and Civic Friendship

[This post is excerpted from the new book, National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America (Avid Reader Press/Simon… The post The Declaration and Civic Friendship appeared first on Reason.com.

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The Spirit of the Declaration, Part 2

[This post is excerpted from the new book, National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America (Avid Reader Press/Simon… The post The Spirit of the Declaration, Part 2 appeared first on Reason.com.

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The Spirit of the Declaration, Part 1

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How the Slaveholding Founders Really Felt About Slavery

Angst, guilt, and more self-awareness than you might expect

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Michael Auslin Guest-Blogging This Week About "National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America"

I'm delighted to report that Michael Auslin, a Distinguished Research Fellow here at Hoover, will be guest-blogging this week about… The post Michael Auslin Guest-Blogging This Week About "National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America" appeared first on Reason.com.

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