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Politics

Disunion And The Right To Recede In The Founding Era

by David Otersen

On July 19, 1788, as Federalist and Anti-Federalist delegates at the sharply divided New York ratifying convention debated the relative merits of the Constitution,...

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Reviews

April 5, 2026

Major General Richard Montgomery: The Making of an American Hero

by Sam Short

BOOK REVIEW: Major General Richard Montgomery: The Making of an American Hero by Michael P. Gabriel. (McFarland, 2026) $49.95 paperback Michael P. Gabriel has...

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The War Years (1775-1783)

April 2, 2026

Attack in Westchester: Emmerich Raids the Van Tassels

by Selden West

Monday, November 17, 1777. The men started their march north through Westchester County at six o’clock, more than an hour after nightfall. The afternoon’s...

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Interviews

April 1, 2026

This Week on Dispatches: Gabriel Neville on Virginia’s Westward Land Claims

by Editors

On this week’s Dispatches, host Brady Crytzer interviews JAR contributor Gabriel Neville on how before the Revolution the colony of Virginia took steps to...

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Slavery and Indentured Servitude

March 31, 2026

A Brief Introduction to the Slaving Empire of Henry Laurens

by Greg Brooking and George Burkes

Henry Laurens is recognized by scholars of revolutionary history as the president of the Second Continental Congress during the Valley Forge winter and as...

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