A six-part History Channel documentary offers a clear-eyed view of Jefferson’s flaws, contradictions and triumphs.

Since we are now at a time when the power of the president, Congress and the courts are in tension and generating legal ...

The crux of Jefferson’s letter is his explanation that the First Amendment “thus builds a wall of separation between church ...

James Madison that things had gone too far. Not only their political opponents, but they had gone too far. As he rose that day, Jefferson seemed somewhat chastened by the damage that partisanship ...

James Madison suggested the idea of developing a congressional library at the new capital Washington City. Before that, the capital was located in Philadelphia and New York City.