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    Democratic Control of Government Means Redefining Religion, Family, and America
    Per USA Today columnist Chris Brennan, the Rededicate 250 event, held on the National Mall to rededicate our country as One Nation Under God, violated both our national spirit and our Constitution. Per Brennan, the Christian character of the event, and the Protestant content, flies in the face of the national value of religious diversity….
    Star Parker
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    To Save America, We Must Reconnect With the Founders’ Moral Imagination
    Matthew Mehan, author of “The American Book of Fables,” joins Bradley Devlin on a new episode of “Signal Sitdown“ to discuss the “moral imagination” of the Founders and the need during America 250 for the nation to have a “shared memory.” This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. Bradley Devlin: Why did you write…
    Bradley Devlin
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    MS NOW Host SHOCKED That Some Americans Believe They Have God-Given Rights
    We may have witnessed the most MS NOW moment of all time. On Monday, MS NOW host Katy Tur moderated a panel in which she discussed recent, supposedly controversial comments by Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La. “What about this passage from Mike Johnson declaring that our rights do not derive from government, they come from…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Victor Davis Hanson: America Being Overtaken? We’ve Heard That Before
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal.    The recent Chinese-American summit, as I’ve spoken elsewhere, has raised anxieties that there is a tension between an establishment United States and a…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Getting Back to Business: The Buttonwood Agreement on the Eve of America’s 250th Birthday
    This week marks the anniversary of one of the most consequential yet least celebrated moments in American economic history.  On May 17, 1792, 24 merchants, brokers, and auctioneers gathered at 68 Wall Street in New York and signed a concise, two-sentence agreement under a buttonwood tree. In plain language, they pledged to trade public stocks…
    Douglas H. Napier
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    GOP Rededicates America as One Nation Under God as the Left Attempts to ‘Erase History’ 
    As the nation prepares to celebrate America’s 250th birthday this July 4, Republican leaders in Congress joined a rededication service on the National Mall on Sunday to redeclare the country as “one nation under God.” While the Mall was full of prayer and worship, some online criticized the event, calling it Christian nationalism and a…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    The Perfect Children’s Book for America 250
    As our nation marks the 250th anniversary of its independence, we are offered many occasions to commemorate, debate, and reassess. What “The American Book of Fables,” written by Matthew Mehan and illustrated by John Folley, offers is something different and more lasting: the chance to remember and to love. Not with passing sweetness, but with the…
    Andrea Picciotti-Bayer
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    A Founding Mother’s Faith: Abigail Adams
    “My mother was an angel upon earth. …Her price was indeed above rubies,” wrote John Quincy Adams about his beloved mother, Abigail. Mourning her death in his diary, the secretary of state at the time and later America’s sixth president echoed the words of Proverbs 31:10 in a fitting tribute to a remarkable woman of faith….
    Kenyn Cureton
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    Why Won’t Barack Obama Go Away?
    In 1921, Woodrow Wilson, the first of America’s four transformative progressive presidents, became the first president to remain in Washington and make the nation’s capital his permanent home after leaving office. In very mild defense of the man who did more than any other to establish the administrative state and thus pervert America’s carefully constructed…
    Josh Hammer
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    Inside Rachel Campos-Duffy’s New Book Celebrating America’s 250th
    Fox News continues to celebrate America’s 250th birthday with the upcoming release of a new book by “Fox & Friends Weekend” co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy. In her book “All American Patriotism,” the author offers a collection of stories and photos highlighting the nation’s greatness as seen through the eyes of family, friends, and co-workers. “It’s a…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Florida Launches Rival to ‘Woke’ AP US History
    The Florida Department of Education launched a new framework Monday to explicitly compete with “woke” Advanced Placement U.S. history courses, following criticism that the College Board embeds racist bias and “diversity, equity, and inclusion” into such courses. The department will launch the Florida Advanced Courses and Tests framework for U.S. history as a pilot program…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Even Venice Isn’t Safe From America’s Culture War
    For over a century, the Venice Biennale has existed to allow nations to present reflections of their national narrative through contemporary art. Saturday marks the public opening of the 61st Biennale. Given the mass of negative, left-wing press surrounding the American pavilion, one might think the U.S. was erecting a giant, golden statue of President…
    Anna Gustafson
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    The Bible, America 250, and Restoring ‘What Really Matters’
    From the president to plumbers, hundreds of Americans spent last week speaking the Word of God at the “America Reads the Bible” event in Washington, D.C. Among them, Tim Goeglein of Focus on the Family. “The reason I was so honored to be there and to read is because you can’t understand the founding of…
    Al Perrotta
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    The King’s Visit and the Roots of American Order
    It may seem odd that the reigning English monarch is visiting the United States to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence. Yet, as King Charles III acknowledged in his speech to a joint session of Congress, the ties binding the American Republic and the United Kingdom are stronger than any ill will lingering from…
    Michael Lucchese
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    King Charles Addresses Congress, Celebrates America’s 250th
    King Charles III gave a joint address to Congress Tuesday, giving members a break from discussing the farm bill, reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and funding for the Department of Homeland Security, all of which have been held up in the House Rules Committee. Vice President JD Vance, Speaker Mike Johnson, and members…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    What I Saw in the Young People Who Attended ‘America Reads the Bible’
    Recently, I had the honor to address a group of young adults in the District of Columbia for “America Reads the Bible,” a weeklong gathering featuring national leaders from every sphere of influence reading the Bible aloud and broadcast live around the country.  Held in celebration of America’s 250th year, this event, sponsored by Christians Engaged and the Family Policy Alliance, calls our nation to reengage…
    Timothy Goeglein
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    Clarence Thomas’ Great Speech on the Declaration 
    Many speeches will be delivered this year about the Declaration of Independence as we celebrate its 250th birthday.   However, I think the greatest was just delivered by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on April 15 at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas, Austin.   The force of Thomas’ words does not just result from his deep…
    Star Parker
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    America at 250: Still Dominating the World—and Here’s Why the Left Won’t Admit It
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to The Daily Signal’s YouTube channel to watch past episodes.  Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal.   This year, on July Fourth, will be the…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    The Courage to Connect: How Gen Z Women Can Make History and Rebuild Community 
    As we mark the end of another Women’s History Month, it’s worth asking the question: Is the current generation of women better off than previous generations? In many ways, the answer is yes. Women are certainly better off today. Women are CEOs, politicians, professional athletes. We have the right to vote and the right to defend our…
    Isabella Ritter
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    Why the Resurrection of Jesus Is the Most Important Event in History
    History is chock-full of pivotal moments, from Julius Caesar crossing the Rubicon to Napoleon Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler deciding to invade Russia, to George Washington turning down power. One moment eclipses them all—and most people at the time had no idea this moment would change the world forever. Mankind has a virtually guaranteed 100% death…
    Tyler O’Neil
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