The Strange History of the Word Equal
admin The expansiveness of the concept helps explain its endurance.
Ideas
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?
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.
The Other Case for Birthright Citizenship
The legal arguments are clear. Now proponents need to start defending the practice on policy grounds.
Pete Buttigieg’s Ordeal Is a Frightening New Form of Political Harassment
Even in these unimaginative days, Americans are still capable of innovations in cruelty.
What Would Mark Twain Think of America at 250?
The country’s greatest satirist loved technology and hated corruption. He’d have plenty to say about both in 2026.