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Politics

A Tale of Two Revolutions: Jefferson, Lafayette, and the Empire of Liberty

by Davis Richardson

When Thomas Jefferson arrived in Paris in 1784, he carried with him the ideals of the American Revolution. Buoyed by the success of a...

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Critical Thinking

September 1, 2026

The Swap Not Heard ’Round the World: Ordering the Declaration’s Grievances

by Robert G. Parkinson

After two hundred and fifty years, there couldn’t possibly be any more stories hiding away in the Declaration of Independence, right? The shelves groan...

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Reviews

August 31, 2026

Revolutionary War Soldiers of the Southern States

by Patrick H. Hannum

BOOK REVIEW: Revolutionary War Soldiers of the Southern States, A Demographic View by Douglas R. Dorney Jr. (JAR Books Series/Westholme, 2026, $34.95 cloth) This...

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Autobiography and Biography

August 26, 2026

Philip Mazzei and the American Revolution—An Italian in Virginia

by Matteo Giuliani

Beyond the most familiar Founding Fathers, the Revolutionary era included a wider circle of contributors whose ideas, actions, and relationships shaped the American cause....

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Interviews

August 26, 2026

This Week on Dispatches: Robert Swanson on Canadian Whigs and the American Revolution

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Robert Swanson on Canadians who wanted to join the other colonies in their break...

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