4th of July

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• 8/6/19
  

  Reflecting on Patriotism in the Trump Era

  by Vaughn Davis Bornet

  As we celebrated our nation’s birthday, a lot of us wanted to feel patriotic. Our White House occupant clearly got in the way!

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  7/4/19
  

  What to an American Is the Fourth of July?

  by Ibram X. Kendi

  Power comes before freedom, not the other way around.

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  7/4/19
  

  The Fourth of July Has Always Been Political

  by David Waldstreicher

  The question is which vision of America it’s being used to advance.

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• 7/3/19
  

  A Declaration of Independence from Hunger

  by William Lambers

  Food is of the utmost importance to our domestic and foreign policies. Each one of us can do something about it, especially when it comes to helping charities fight hunger.

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• 7/3/19
  

  America, One and Inseparable

  by Vaughn Davis Bornet

  A reflection this 4th of July on the challenges the United States face and how history can guide us. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  7/3/19
  

  Why Democrats are wrong about Trump’s politicization of the Fourth of July

  by Shira Lurie

  He’s not doing anything that hasn’t been done for centuries.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  7/3/19
  

  How the Declaration of Independence became a beacon to the world

  by Charles Edel

  The Declaration’s international reach.

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  6/30/19
  

  How Lincoln's disdain for demagogues pricks Trump's Fourth of July pomposity

  by Sidney Blumenthal

  If nothing else, the president’s speech on the Mall on Thursday will show how far we have fallen since Lincoln.

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• 6/30/19
  

  Independence Day and the Importance of Public Service in the Face of Regnant Tyranny

  by Gregory D. Foster

  It isn’t hard to recognize something of the challenge before all public servants – certainly those who accept the proposition that we have enduring civic obligations, grounded in the Oath we have taken, that demand to be met – now, perhaps as never before. 

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• 6/30/19
  

  What to the Refugee Child is the Fourth of July?

  by Ed Simon

  We should revisit Frederick Douglas' famous speech, "What to the Slave Is the 4th of July?" Analyze the rhetoric, the grammar, the syntax, the diction of Douglas’ address, and ask yourself if one iota should be changed in 2019?