The Greatest Sentence Ever Written by Walter Isaacson

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. The Declaration of Independence’s second sentence...

These Truths by Jill Lepore

August 3, 2026 “These Truths” by Jill Lepore is an impressive one-volume history of the United States of America from 1492 to 2016. Lepore seeks to tell the story of an entire country, spanning nearly 700 years, in just under 800 pages. In order to do...