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  • Mamdani’s Sour Independence Day Address Shows How Little He Understands America
    This Independence Day, countless Americans celebrated our country’s 250th anniversary in countless jubilatory ways, from grilling in the backyard to going to fireworks shows and even traveling to Mt. Vernon to pay respects to the Father of Our Country. But a certain socialist mayor of New York City took the occasion to deliver a speech…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Socialism Is Targeting the Foundations That Made America Great
    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.   One question that came up constantly during this 250th anniversary Fourth of July celebration was whether we were gonna make it…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Smithsonian’s Museum of American History Erases American Greatness, New Report Finds
    On Saturday, Americans celebrated the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding. Shockingly, according to a detailed new report from the White House’s Domestic Policy Council, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History (NMAH) did not. The report, titled “Saving America’s Story: How Ideological Capture at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History Erases…
    Al Perrotta
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    Trump Marshals Americans, Historic Spirit of Defiance in Speech Celebrating US’s 250th Birthday
    THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION— In a late-night speech capping the semiquincentennial anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, President Donald Trump invoked familiar themes of patriotism, bravery, and sacrifice to declare that the story of the United States of America is worth cherishing while being far from over. Though the threat of…
    Thomas Wong
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    Teaching America’s Founding Through Film: MPI’s Gen Alpha Project ‘Son of 1776’ 
    “Son of 1776” is a film in development that will tell the story of the American Revolution through the eyes of a teenage orphan who joins Gen. George Washington’s Continental Army. It’s a project of the Moving Picture Institute (MPI)—a New York-based nonprofit film production organization that develops, produces, and distributes high-impact visual storytelling about…
    Katherine Matt
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    America at 250: Restoring America’s Greatness
    The pages of tomorrow’s history are written by today’s decisions. History is littered with failed republics and democracies. The Roman Republic became the Roman Empire. Democracy in ancient Greece turned into an aristocracy. This didn’t just happen in ancient history. In 1961, a new constitution in Venezuela divided the government into three branches. But in…
    Victor Joecks
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    Pamphlets to Posts: The Founders Would Have Been Keyboard Warriors
    RealClearWire—If America’s Founding Fathers were still with us today, they wouldn’t avoid social media—they’d master it. Popular platforms like X, Facebook, Truth Social, and Instagram can reduce our ability to build trusting relationships and cross political boundaries. But they are also incredibly powerful tools to spread news and perspectives—and are not inherently incompatible with thoughtful…
    Kerri Toloczko
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    How A Father’s Musical Legacy Echoes America’s 250 Journey
    On this Independence Day, by invitation of the White House Task Force 250, I will stand on the main stage of the Great American State Fair to lead a National Mall crowd in a one-hour program of music and prayers for our nation. This exciting moment marking 250 years of American independence was unimaginable for…
    Carrie Sheffield
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    Our Favorite Patriotic Tunes, Part 3: Calling on God
    As we celebrate America’s 250th birthday, the skies will be filled with not only fireworks but song. Those great patriotic tunes we all know by heart, even when we can’t hit all the notes. Though the songs may be as familiar as the red, white, and blue, the stories behind them often are not. In Part…
    Al Perrotta
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    ‘Unvexed to the Waters’: How a July Fourth Victory Turned the Tide at the Nation’s Darkest Hour
    “Four score and seven years” after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the survival of the American experiment was very much in doubt.  In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln oversaw a divided country mired in a civil war with no end in sight. Without decisive Union victories, a protracted conflict could only further dampen Northern…
    Matt Hadro
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    Abraham Lincoln and America’s Electric Cord
    Welcome to the fourth in our series, Landmark Speeches in American History. We are celebrating America’s 250th anniversary with articles by prominent authors about how some of the greatest speeches in our history—by celebrated orators like Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King Jr.—honored the vision of our founding document, the Declaration of Independence….
    Brenda Hafera
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    Reclaiming the Exceptionalism That Built the Greatest Nation on Earth
    RealClearWire—As fireworks light the sky this July Fourth and we mark the 250th anniversary of American independence, we celebrate more than a birthday. We honor the most successful experiment in human freedom the world has ever known—an experiment that delivered unprecedented abundance, opportunity, and dignity to ordinary people. No nation in history has lifted the…
    Kendall Qualls
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    On America 250, Remember That True Freedom Is Built on Faith
    Freedom is a word that is too easily thrown around. America was built on freedom. The colonists’ freedoms were being infringed upon, so they rose against Britain to get them back. They won the freedom to govern themselves—and to do so in a way that was more aligned with their inalienable rights. Unfortunately, freedom has…
    Thomas Griffin
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    Victor Davis Hanson: Why the American Republic Survived for 250 Years
    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Sami Winc: So Victor, I guess the first question maybe we could discuss is how have we made it in 250 years,…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Bringing Revolutionary Heroes to Life: Wedgwood Circle Wins America 250 Innovation Prize 
    Before Gen. George Washington crossed the Delaware, a band of hardened fishermen rewrote the rules of the American military—and history nearly forgot them.  But Wedgwood Circle, a collective of investors, patrons, and creative talent in the entertainment industry, did not.  With the help of a $50,000 Heritage Foundation America’s 250th Innovation Prize grant, Wedgwood Circle is producing…
    Katherine Matt
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    This Summer, the Kids Are ‘Nixon Maxxing’
    History is written by the victors, and more than 30 years after his death, Richard Nixon is finally being vindicated. During an interview earlier this month at the Nixon Presidential Library, Vice President JD Vance observed that “Nixon’s historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a cultural renaissance, and deservedly so.” Vance has clearly noticed…
    Brooke Brandtjen
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    Patriotism Is in Peril. Here’s How to Fix That.
    The World Cup has led to many displays of patriotism from European visitors to the United States. The Scottish “Tartan Army” marched into Florida behind a wall of bagpipes. Norwegians have carried their “Viking row” chant through stadium concourses, airport escalators, and Times Square. A strong country must produce those willing to sacrifice for its…
    Derrick Morgan
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    ‘American Patriarch’ Tells George Washington’s Tale
    As the United States marks its semiquincentennial, a new biography reminds us why George Washington was eulogized by “Light Horse Harry” Lee in 1799 as having been “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” In “American Patriarch: The Life of George Washington,” prolific historian H.W. Brands delivers an…
    Rich Tucker
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    What to Expect From President Trump on America’s 250th Birthday 
    President Donald Trump has promised that July 4, America’s 250th birthday, will feature “the LARGEST FIREWORKS SHOW IN HISTORY.” Those celebrating America’s birthday in the nation’s capital can expect a fireworks show, a rally from Trump, and multiple flyovers beginning at 1 p.m. The new Air Force One, a Boeing 747-8 gifted by the Qataris,…
    Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell
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    Top 6 Classic Books to Read for America 250
    “The Heritage Guide to Historic Sites” pinpoints and evaluates notable places like battlefields, presidential homes, and museums scattered throughout America. These places tell their own unique stories and combine to tell the American story. They give us insight into the American mind. That insight is further enriched by reading primary source documents, classical texts the…
    Heritage Guide to Historic Sites Evaluators
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