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The Idea of America

We’re a country built on becoming. That means our freedom doesn’t come with guarantees. It comes with responsibility.

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Jul 04, 2025
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By Trygve Olson

Today is the Fourth of July.

And before we return to the battle — to the lessons, the tactics, the truths — I want to say something simple.

Something I don’t say enough.

I love this country.

Not as a brand. Not as a weapon. Not as a tribe.

I love it as a promise. A project. A living, breathing idea we all inherited — and ar…

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