Steve Pincus explains why the Declaration of Independence was pro-immigration, anti-tariff, and broadly egalitarian.
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The Declaration Heard Around the World
Jun 15, 2026
Steve Pincus
Stephen Holmes revisits how the founding document of the United States dealt with rights, citizenship, and equality.
Sarah M.S. Pearsall shows how the Declaration of Independence’s views on Indigenous people shaped America’s role in the world.
Aziz Huq considers the implications of the Trump administration's aggressive, unilateralist foreign policy.
Present politics seem to explain the discordant interpretations being placed upon the US brief foundational statement
Caitlin Fitz considers the extent to which the founding of the United States influenced similar developments across Latin America.
Look at me. I’m the originalist now.
