Will We Govern Ourselves?

UNITED States politics & government; FOUNDING Fathers of the United States; FOUNDING Father: Rediscovering George Washington (Book); ELLIS, Joseph J.; AMERICAN Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson (Book); HAMILTON (Play); MIRANDA, Lin-Manuel, 1980-; AMERICAN Revolutionary War, 1775-1783; HISTORY; ATTITUDE (Psychology)

The article discusses the U.S. government in relation to a revival involving the political and social views of the Founding Fathers of the U.S. as of 2015, and it mentions the author's book "Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington" and scholar Joseph J. Ellis' literary work "American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson." The hip-hop musical theater production "Hamilton" created by Lin-Manuel Miranda is examined, along with several aspects of the U.S. Revolution.