Celebrate the fourth of July with these green American visionaries. ...
Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 08.01.2009 | Style
If you're planning a cookout for this most patriotic of days, here's an opportunity to celebrate the American dream. Because hot dog culture is American history.
John Farr | Posted 07.31.2009 | Entertainment
As we head into Independence Day weekend, for those who'd like to move beyond the evergreen "Yankee Doodle Dandy", I want to suggest some classic titles that evoke our country's unique character.
Rachael Freed | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living
Our daughters and granddaughters, texting and twittering, can't imagine a world before computers, or television, a world when American women didn't have the freedom to vote.
Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living
No, Taco Bell did not buy the rights to the Liberty Bell -- that was a very successful April Fools Day joke. (Yes, they got me.)
Frankie Martin | Posted 07.24.2009 | Entertainment
In every country that we visited, the idea that Americans harbored negative opinions of Muslims was named as the "number one threat to the Muslim world" in surveys we distributed.
Huffington Post | Posted 07.24.2009 | World
On July 4, 2009, America celebrates Independence Day. Are you a US citizen who will be marking the 4th of July holiday outside of America? Would yo...
Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living
With Independence Day just around the corner, here is a list of ten of my favorite books about the Revolutionary War era.
Jamil Zaki | Posted 07.17.2009 | World
Mountains of evidence suggest that being part of a group changes our perceptions of members of other groups at startlingly basic levels.
Robert D. Patterson | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics
On this chilly January day I yearned for the warmth of July 4th, the warmth that comes from knowing you belong in the land your ancestors toiled upon as slaves, and died for in wars.
AP | COLLEEN LONG | Posted 07.12.2008 | Home
NEW YORK — The nation's largest fireworks display exploded in a spectrum of color over the East River, temporarily stealing the spotlight from N...
Chris Weigant | Posted 07.12.2008 | Politics
Flag lapel pins are all the rage these days, but the battle over wearing the flag is older than you may have thought.
Patt Morrison | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics
On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress declared American independence. So why are we celebrating the big day on the Fourth of July?
Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent | Posted 07.06.2008 | Living
The other day, we asked our friend what she was doing for the Fourth and she said, "Nothing; I don't really like the Fourth of July." Really? Who do...
Jamie Malanowski | Posted 07.05.2008 | Living
Discipline, obedience, respect for authority -- these are all valuable attributes to be taught to the young. But the spirit of rebellion should not be so harshly squelched.
planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 08.01.2009 | Green