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The Declaration Heard Around the World
Jun 15, 2026
Aziz Huq
Aziz Huq considers the implications of the Trump administration's aggressive, unilateralist foreign policy.
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The Declaration Heard Around the World
Jun 15, 2026
Aziz Huq

Steve Pincus explains why the Declaration of Independence was pro-immigration, anti-tariff, and broadly egalitarian.

Sarah M.S. Pearsall shows how the Declaration of Independence’s views on Indigenous people shaped America’s role in the world.

Stephen Holmes revisits how the founding document of the United States dealt with rights, citizenship, and equality.

How a fundamental tension in the declaration echoed through U.S. foreign policy.

David Armitage explains how the Declaration of Independence created a template for subsequent revolutionary movements.

The speech did not directly name President Donald Trump but was a clear rebuke to the president’s immigration crackdown and…