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Trump hails American exceptionalism, evokes ‘communist menace’ at 250th celebration

US President Donald Trump ushered in the 250th anniversary of US independence on Friday with rhetoric about American exceptionalism before calling on the country to fight what he called the sinister threat of communism. The speech evoked the Red Scare of the 1950s, one of the country’s ugliest chapters, when alleged communists were persecuted and []

Trump hails U.S. exceptionalism before veering into darkly political speech to usher in America 250

WASHINGTON — President Trump ushered in the 250th anniversary of American independence on Friday with soaring rhetoric about American exceptionalism before veering into a darkly political speech with warnings about a sinister threat of communism that evoked one of the country’s ugliest chapters. “Communism is a mortal threat to American liberty,” he said from Mt. Rushmore. “It []

America’s Greatest Threat Is Internal Division

As America marks its 250th anniversary, the country should be celebrating one of the greatest political experiments in human history. Instead, nearly one in five Americans say they do not plan to celebrate Independence Day, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. The survey also found that two in five Americans doubt the United States will even []

[Wang Son-taek] America 250: Liberal democracy 250

Last week marked the 250th anniversary of American independence. Although Americans celebrate it as the birth of their nation, the anniversary deserves recognition far beyond the United States because it marks the emergence of the modern democratic republic as a practical model of government. The principles underlying liberal democracy had existed long before 1776. Ancient Athens experimented with democracy, Ancient Rome contributed republican traditions, and Enlightenment thinkers such as John

The Sounds of Gratitude on Independence Day

Independence Day was my favorite holiday growing up, mostly because it was my dad’s favorite. He was a proud Marine, deeply grateful to be an American and deeply grateful that [] The post The Sounds of Gratitude on Independence Day appeared first on State Policy Network.