Essays on the Early Republic
Founding Aspirations and Their Debates
In-depth articles examine the primary texts and correspondence of the revolutionary era, and the conflicting visions that coexisted within the constitutional convention. New commentaries are published on a regular editorial schedule.
Religious Liberty as a Founding Debate
Religious freedom did not arrive as a settled American consensus. Virginia’s campaign against religious assessments shows how deeply the meaning…
October 30, 2026
Self-Government After Independence
Winning independence did not settle how a republic should govern itself. The arguments over the Articles of Confederation and the…
October 30, 2026