On Writers and Writing” gathers 21 pieces by the great author, including a confident critique of Dickens when James was just 22 ...

John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, Boston’s starring founders, couldn’t stand each other.

In her new book, “The Franklin Stove: An Unintended American Revolution,” Harvard professor Joyce E. Chaplin reveals how this relatively modest invention prefigures the ascent of the United ...

As America enters the second Trump era, these 6 Benjamin Franklin lessons offer a roadmap for healing America’s divisions.

There is a lot to be said for making America great again. But what does that mean? Thinking about this, my mind turned to a recent book about Benjamin Franklin ...

Benjamin Franklin’s famous kite experiment, which revealed lightning’s electric nature, is more nuanced than commonly depicted, a new book explains. FPG/The Image Bank/Getty Images Plus ...

Michael Douglas revealed why it was important for him to portray founding father Benjamin Franklin farting in Apple TV+'s new series, 'Franklin' during a recent appearance on 'The Jess Cagle Show'.

Michael Douglas defends farting as Benjamin Franklin: ‘He wrote a whole book about it’ “He was very proud,” the two-time Oscar winner said of the founding father.

Michael Douglas takes Benjamin Franklin's love of farting very seriously.