What do the Declaration’s “self-evident truths” mean today? | Brookings In this episode of Democracy In Question, host Katie Dunn Tenpas discusses the history, legacy, and meaning of the "self-evident truths" from the Declaration of Independence with senior fellow Vanessa...

Season 3 of Democracy In Question is live! I sat down with @vanessawilliamson.bsky.social to dig into the phrase at the heart of American democracy.

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