Pope Leo’s July 4 Message to America Was Unmistakable
admin By spending the semiquincentennial mourning the plight of migrants, Leo sent a clear challenge to his native country.
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How to Define America in 30 Objects
What artifacts capture 250 years of work to attain the dreams of the Declaration?
The Most Perfect Coincidence in American History
How the simultaneous deaths of two Founding Fathers cemented one of the country’s most dangerous beliefs
What J. D. Vance Once Knew
Ten years ago, the vice president wrote that one day, voters would realize the truth about Donald Trump. That day…
The Fourth of July That Saved My Family
My parents’ rescue at Entebbe taught me that freedom survives only because people choose to defend it.
The Strange History of the Word Equal
The expansiveness of the concept helps explain its endurance.
It Wasn’t Just the Founders
The conventional telling of America’s origin story leaves out perhaps its greatest heroes.
How American Brands Are Celebrating America’s Birthday—Or Aren’t
Big companies are taking a restrained approach to the 250th.
The New Roe v. Wade
<em>Trump v. Barbara, </em>the decision upholding birthright citizenship, is less a victory than a reprieve.
The Hispanic Founder
Bernardo de Gálvez helped win the Revolution. Can he win over 21st-century America?