A grammar lesson for the Fourth of July: The final version of the Declaration of Independence declares: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed ...

With a little over a year to the big celebration of our 250th anniversary of American independence (see America250-Ohio.org for more info!), I asked you to think with me about the specific wording and ...

Russia's Sergey Lavrov says Iran has an inalienable right to enrich uranium for civilian purposes, pushing back against Trump's nuclear demands.

In the United States there is a universal agreement that we have inalienable rights. These rights are those that are inherent to human beings and cannot be taken away or given up by anyone, including ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Surgeon General determined years ago that ‘smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and may complicate pregnancy.

With his new plan to curb gun violence already facing legal and political pushback, President Barack Obama on Tuesday made another decision that immediately set off a very different kind of debate. In ...

We are now struggling to emerge from the wreckage of a constitutional republic, transformed into a kleptocracy (government by thieves), collapsing into kakistocracy (government by the worst), and ...

John Hempstead (Broadcaster "Letters to the editor" for Dec. 8) quotes the famous introduction to Declaration of Independence, "...Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." In the next sentence he ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...