john jay

1 min read 2021-11-12 00:06:28

The Founding Fathers of Cryptography?

It’s Veterans Day, and on an occasion dedicated to giving thanks to all those who served the United States honorably during either war or

8 min read 2021-02-23 16:00:00

When an angry mob stormed the US Capitol last month, some of them at least seemingly bent upon a violent overthrow of constitutional government,

3 min read 2020-11-02 23:32:57

The creation of the African Free School, which was founded on November 2, 1787, signaled a profound shift in the course of social reform, abolition,

5 min read 2020-09-30 04:00:57

A nation is a complex entity. Justice, one of its animating principles and the end of government, gives a nation direction and serves as the basis

2 min read 2020-09-17 16:09:00

“Adding Jay to Founders Online on Constitution Day makes eminent sense,” said Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero, “given that

3 min read 2020-07-03 23:00:16

Media have been using, and misusing, the term “divine justice.” The New York Times cited the term in a report titled, “‘A Bit of Divine

2 min read 2020-05-02 06:00:41

James Madison, c. 1821 part three of five I’ve been chatting about secession lately with historian Nathan Hall of Richmond National Battlefield

7 min read 2020-04-16 01:56:09

Greenwich Village has long been the home of many of history’s most important social change champions. Now, using Village Preservation’s

8 min read 2020-01-16 22:26:25

The following article is based on William Galston’s remarks during a Providence’s Nationalism Summit at the National Press Club in October 2019.