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Jeffrey Wright: “America Wants to Be a Beacon of Real Freedom, Not Hypocritical Freedom”
The U.S. star, at Karlovy Vary to receive the President's Award on Saturday, also said that this idea of genuine freedom [is something that] we take for granted and film can express common humanity.
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Wirepoints
· Jul 7, 2026
America at 250: We Are Overcoming Impossible Odds – JB Pritzker on Substack
In Illinois, we defied the odds when we delivered a 15 minimum wage and universal paid leave while reinforcing Illinois as a beacon for freedoms like civil rights and voting rights. The truest legacy the founders bequeathed us is the ability to imagine and actualize a nation that is more free and just than any other on Earth.
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· Jul 8, 2026
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· Jul 4, 2026
America at 250: Will our Founding Ideals Survive?
Photo Credit: John TrumballBy Scott S. PowellInasmuch as the Founding Fathers and Lincoln were all willing to give their lives, fortunes, and sacred honor to establish and save the nation, how should Americans now think about their obligations?
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· Jul 4, 2026
Opinion: America is still a work in progress
Poets like Walt Whitman and Langston Hughes have written movingly about America.
The Standard
· Jul 3, 2026
Freedom Round the Globe review: Did a planet in revolt create modern America?
If you’re interested in the Revolutionary War that culminated in the creation of the independent United States of America, then this book is a cracking read, writes Dylan Jones
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The hole in British politics
Andy Burnham must fix the widespread idea that government is not on our side
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Related coverage for "Jeffrey Wright: “America Wants to Be a Beacon of Real Freedom, Not Hypocritical Freedom”": Wirepoints — America at 250: We Are Overcoming Impossible Odds – JB Pritzker on Substack. Issues & Insights — America’s Entitlement Illusion. American Thinker — America at 250: Will our Founding Ideals Survive? . NPR News — Opinion: America is still a work in progress. The Standard — Freedom Round the Globe review: Did a planet in revolt create modern America?. Financial Times — The hole in British politics