In the 1760s and 1770s, Sweden and Denmark-Norway shortly became the epicenter of press freedom…

In his famous essay “What is Enlightenment?” the Prussian philosopher Immanuel Kant declared: “[E]nlightenment requires…

The Enlightenment’s emphasis on science, progress, tolerance and rationality attracted not only philosophers — even…

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Today´s episode is going to be a radical departure from the chronological timeline of the…

In 1787, the newly authored U.S. Constitution was sent out to the states for ratification.…

The First Amendment of the US Constitution was adopted as part of the Bill of…

In the second half of the 18th century, American Patriots showed that freedom of the…

18th century America was impacted and influenced by the so-called Glorious Revolution in the Motherland.…