Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Margo Jefferson sits down with the debut novelist to discuss his literary mystery, from ...

Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father of the United States, came to symbolize for many what it meant to be an American during the Revolutionary War with his unadorned clothes and speech, quick wit, and ...

Before he helped launch a revolution, Benjamin ... 1758, Franklin gathered about 100 aphorisms and wove them into the speech of “Father Abraham” (“a plain clean old man, with white locks”).

Without financial common sense as written by Benjamin Franklin in “The Way to Wealth“, “We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

But what does that mean? Thinking about this, my mind turned to a recent book about Benjamin Franklin by journalist Eric Weiner, “Ben & Me: In Search of a Founder’s Formula for a Long and ...

Let’s talk about the kite and the lightning storm. In the public’s mind, Benjamin Franklin’s scientific work has largely been reduced to this one experiment, in which Franklin demonstrated ...

One of Zephaniah’s most powerful works is Too Black Too Strong, a collection of poems that contains Qian’s favourite, Naked. The words capture who Benjamin was and what he stood for.

As one of the founding fathers of the USA, you can expect Benjamin Franklin to be dressed in formal attire. To nail his look, wear a navy coat with a light vest, and a vintage-style white shirt under ...

American statesman Benjamin Franklin crossed the Atlantic eight times in his long life. This circa 1888 print shows the Founding Father arriving in France. As a young boy growing up in Boston ...

Benjamin Franklin had an exceptionally close bond with his son—until the American Revolution pitted them against each other. Benjamin Franklin and his son William demonstrate the electrical ...