Dr. Benjamin Rush, a Pennsylvanian who signed the Declaration of Independence, wrote that the war was only the first step in the Revolution's destiny to transform America and the world.

WSJ: What Life Was Like in 1776

On May 3, 2012, Avik Roy and Neil Minkoff participated in a Benjamin Rush Society debate at Harvard Medical School addressing the resolution that government is harmful to medical innovation.

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W. Brands, a wonderful storyteller who has written eloquently on many topics including Benjamin Franklin, Texas's revolution and the California gold rush.

ECONOMIST: American democracy

All this took place amid a rush to invest in Latin American gold and silver mines, puffed by (among others) the young Benjamin Disraeli.

ECONOMIST: Financial speculation