Critics warn the door is now open for an even greater authority than the monarchy that Americans once rebelled against, Alex Woodward writes

The presidency has been reduced to leverage for business and personal gain, hollowing out the ideals on which the country was founded.

Critics warn the door is now open for an even greater authority than the monarchy that Americans once rebelled against, Alex Woodward writes

US Independence Day was never the simple morality tale Americans often tell themselves. Under Donald Trump the debate over its meaning is more politically charged than ever under.

US President Donald Trump used America's 250th Independence Day celebration to deliver a sweeping patriotic address, declaring the US "stronger, richer and prouder than ever,"…