Writings on the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution

Writings on the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution

Links to some of my previous writings on these topics, which remain relevant today.

That Audacious Paper: Jonathan Lind and Thomas Hutchinson Answer the Declaration of Independence - Journal of the American Revolution

The Declaration of Independence is commonly revered in modern America as the aspirational apotheosis of political and social egalitarianism, although in 1776, among English Tories and American Loyalists, it held no such distinction. Indeed, in 1776, by both Tories and Loyalists, the Declaration was considered vacuous political propaganda and was typically treated with scorn, derision, […] The post That Audacious Paper: Jonathan Lind and Thomas H…