Understanding Thomas Jefferson Through the Lens of Context
By Douglas V. Gibbs The complexities of Thomas Jefferson have long fascinated historians and constitutional scholars alike. For decades, we’ve...
Freedom Truck
By Douglas V. Gibbs Six Freedom Trucks remain in motion, traveling America from sea to shining sea. The one I...
The Rising Sun: A Tale of Constitution Day
By Douglas V. Gibbs The air in the Pennsylvania State House on September 17, 1787, was thick with the weight...
American Principles
By Douglas V. Gibbs What we often speak of as American Principles largely did not originate in this country. Through...
Jefferson’s Liberty, Cicero’s Fulfillment (summary)
In “Jefferson’s Liberty, Cicero’s Fulfillment,” Douglas V. Gibbs presents a compelling narrative that connects the ancient Roman struggle for freedom...
Jefferson’s Liberty, Cicero’s Fulfillment (Full Article)
By Douglas V. Gibbs The Framers of the United States Constitution purposely set up the federal government during the Philadelphia…......
Hamilton and Jefferson
By Douglas V. Gibbs While not a participant as a delegate during the Constitutional Convention, Thomas Jefferson was highly influential...
Jeffersonian Republicanism
By Douglas V. Gibbs President John F. Kennedy held a dinner in the White House for a group of the…......
Armed Republic, Essential to Liberty
By Douglas V. Gibbs Every time a tragic shooting occurs, a predictable chorus rises from the political left demanding more...
A Quiet Room in 1776 Philadelphia Changed the World
By Douglas V. Gibbs It was a sweltering June of 1776. The city was alive with tension and possibility. Philadelphia,...