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1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (257+ words) America is commemorating its 250th anniversary amid extraordinary levels of popular distrust and discontent with our government and institutions. Abandoning efforts to defend democracy is exactly the wrong lesson for our moment. Talking about democracy in ways that resonate with more…...

4+ hour, 12+ min ago  (660+ words) Essay: Between Independence and Freedom America Retold: 250 years of the United States and the world. Read more from the series. Welcome to FP Free Week. To celebrate America's 250th birthday, our entire site is completely unlocked this week only. Enjoy the…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago  (242+ words) "If North Korea calls us 'Republic of Korea', we should call North Korea 'Democratic People's Republic of Korea'." Kang Chang-il, senior vice chairman of the Advisory Council on Democratic Peace and Unification, said on the 2nd that the first step in…...

2+ hour, 14+ min ago  (426+ words) This year Americans are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, which declared the "self-evident" truth that "all men are created equal" and "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights," including the rights to "Life, Liberty and the…...

32+ min ago  (947+ words) The Supreme Court is seen Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Washington. Credit: AP/Jose Luis Magana WASHINGTON " The Supreme Court just wrapped up a term that yielded significant rulings in cases involving race and discrimination that could have lasting effects on U. S. politics…...

37+ min ago  (1004+ words) Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's concurrence in the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship decision, Trump v. Barbara, contains one of the most revealing passages ever written about the Declaration of Independence. Invoking its famous proclamation that "all men are created equal," she suggests…...

5+ hour, 3+ min ago  (207+ words) (Editor's note: This column is the fourth and final installment of a series in which History Professor Patrick O'Neil, looks at how the founders might view modern political debates. All installments are available at fayobserver Opinion.) Opinion O'Neil: America's revolutionary…...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago  (971+ words) (The Hill) " Justice Amy Coney Barrett is facing fierce backlash from conservative lawmakers and pundits after voting to uphold birthright citizenship, serving a severe blow to a core pillar of President Donald Trump's immigration agenda." Barrett joined Chief Justice John…...

1+ hour, 38+ min ago  (541+ words) You know what the historic event was that happened on this day in 1776, but do you know how many people visit the ER with firework-related injuries each 4th? This is the final essay in a series on the Declaration of Independence,…...