As the U.S.’ 250th celebration approaches, many Americans don’t feel much like celebrating. Americans empathize. Unlike at previous landmark annive...

It was almost as if the last 250 years never happened.

It was almost as if the last 250 years never happened.

The milestone called for the epic vision of a JFK or the soaring oratory of a Barack Obama. Instead it got a Trump rally

Democrats and Republicans are fighting over what the event represents and whether the White House has politicized the celebration.

This year brings a flurry of unique and alternative events where Americans can come together, put aside our differences, and celebrate 250 years of nationhood..

To those who don’t celebrate our history, go study the long and bloody history of human civilization and notice how rare and recent our freedoms really are.

As the U.S.’ 250th celebration approaches, many Americans don’t feel much like celebrating. Americans empathize. Unlike at previous landmark annive...

As we celebrate 250 years of U.S. independence, let us seize this moment not merely to look back with gratitude, but to look forward with purpose.