admin It Wasn’t Just the Founders
The conventional telling of America’s origin story leaves out perhaps its greatest heroes.
Photos of the Week: World Cup, Wine Battle, White Kimono
A scorching heat wave in Europe, a bonfire celebration in Argentina, a Pride parade in Seattle, semiquincentennial celebrations across America,…
What This Fourth of July Is Really About
An unfinished ode from 1876 offers a lesson for America’s 250th.
Thoughts on AI, From a Prizewinning Writer Accused of Using AI
Jamir Nazir, the controversial winner of a prestigious literary award, tells his side of the story.
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?
How Trump Branded America’s Big Birthday
The White House’s Freedom 250 wrested control of a patriotic logo—and spread it everywhere.
What I Learned from ROTC
Military experience is, sooner or later, humbling.
Patriotism Has Become Too Controversial
Love and shame can be sides of a coin.