The Christian Science Monitor

America at 250: What would Ben Franklin say? Reenactors aim to spark reflection.

Reenactors portraying George Washington and Ben Franklin say America’s 250th is a chance to tell the true, complex story of America’s founding.

Story of George Washington and Italian Immigrant Painter Who Honored Him

America’s Cincinnatus and America’s Michelangelo are forever connected in a fresco adorning the dome of the U.S. Capitol.
Southern Poverty Law Center

Virginia plantation’s story focuses on the formerly enslaved, not the enslavers

Vincent Carter, 72, has lived his entire life in Gum Springs, Virginia. The town is within walking distance of George Washington’s Mount Vernon — an estate where Carter’s ancestors were enslaved — and ...

Sonny Jurgensen was one of football's best, on field and in the booth

Loran Smith looks back on the life and legacy of Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgensen, who was easily as ...
The Bulwark

Love Advice from the First President

Always the systematic planner, Washington offered practical advice for discerning love from passion. On one occasion in 1796, he warned Eleanor “Nelly” Custis, the daughter of Martha Washington’s late ...