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America Celebrates its Birthday, while Trump Celebrates Himself

Commemorating our 250-year commitment to human freedom, dignity, and unalienable rights means doing so without Mr. Trump.

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Edwin Eisendrath
Jul 07, 2026
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This week, our democracy turned 250 years old and celebrated with its back turned to its president. He couldn’t make himself relevant to our anniversary, even with his fireworks display or his Great American State Fair, because he has done nothing, at home or abroad, to further the cause of freedom.

At home, Mr. Trump attacks the institutions that protec…

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