One of our oldest founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts.

January 10 marks the 243rd anniversary of the publication of Thomas Paine's influential Common Sense in 1776.

Hanukkah, beginning December 22 this year, and Christmas, on December 25, are two of the best-known winter holidays in the United States.

Veterans Day honors the bravery and sacrifice of all American veterans, past and present.

On November 8, 2019, the Kinder Institute will be hosting Carl Esbeck and JMC fellow Jonathan Den Hartog to speak on their new edited volume, Disestablishment and Religious Dissent.

JMC fellow Jonathan Den Hartog has co-edited a new book, Disestablishment and Religious Dissent. It comes out November 2019.

JMC fellow James Vaughn recently edited and contributed to a book on the British empire's impact from 1763 to 1773. It is due for release in November 2019.

JMC fellow Joseph M. Adelman has just published a book on how printers (some of the earliest journalists in America) helped to shape political ideology during the Founding era.

JMC research fellow John Gilbert McCurdy has recently written a book on the Quartering Act of 1765 and its effects on American political thought. The book is slated for release in June 2019.

JMC fellow William Anthony Hay recently wrote a review for the Wall Street Journal of Robert L. O'Connell's new book, Revolutionary: George Washington's War.

JMC Fellow Mark Somos has written a book about the origins of independence in America. It comes out May 2019.

In his new book, JMC fellow Patrick Spero examines the western frontier of the American Revolution.

A new book examines the moral justifications of the American Revolution, co-edited by JMC fellows Glenn Moots and Phillip Hamilton

JMC fellow William Anthony Hay reviews The Townshend Moment, a book that locates the colonies' rupture with the British Empire in the Townshend brothers' political ascendency.

Yuval Levin joins The Great Books Podcast to discuss Edmund Burke's contributions to conservative political thought and how his teachings relate to America's Founding principles.

Andrew Jackson O’Shaughnessy argues that the British perspective is “essential for making the war intelligible”.