Today, Think Tank asks about Benjamin Franklin, America’s founding grandfather ... And I think he did it under the influence of Condorce (sp) the French philosopher who was an abolitionist ...

So these are very different data points in terms of how we interpret the way we look at America as an experiment. IRA FLATOW: When you were first writing the play and researching Benjamin Franklin, ...

Staring out from the $100 bill, looking more like a wise old uncle than Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin seems an easy ... it’s no stretch to call Franklin one of America’s original financial gurus.

How did that influence your take on Franklin and ... of 18th-Century America; I walked it, I heard it, I smelled it. That experience definitely helped when making Benjamin Franklin, but there ...

Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on this day in history, Jan. 17, 1706. He achieved fame in Philadelphia and won the ...