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Americans agree their democracy is in crisis – yet the solution is as simple as it is elusive

Despite being divided on most issues, an overwhelming majority of Americans agree that their democracy is in a state of crisis or facing serious challenges.

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Canadians distrust government-funded local news, but it might be the industry’s best bad option

In defending an independent press, American founding father Thomas Jefferson famously remarked that he would prefer “newspapers without a government” to a “government without newspapers.” So it’s doubtful the third president of the United States would approve of a program for the government to pay reporters’ salaries.

The Conversation

Will Dems waste a golden opportunity?

Maybe it's time to focus on dumping Trump first, and working out their internal disputes later

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Trump Ranks Every President—and Somehow Declares Himself the Greatest of Them All

Trump has ranked America's presidents and placed himself above Washington, Lincoln and FDR, while leaving Reagan, Kennedy, Eisenhower and 8 others off his list.

International Business Times UK

Trump’s justice department has found a new way for presidents to avoid accountability

A recent memo claiming executive privilege over communications with private advisers invites corruption

The Guardian - US

Trump adds bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson to transformed White House Rose Garden

Donald Trump has transformed the White House Rose Garden, replacing much of its traditional lawn with a white stone patio and a growing collection of statues of America's founding fathers.

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Inside Trump’s remodel of Jackie O’s Rose Garden. Fewer flowers and more statues

During Trump's initial term, first lady Melania Trump arranged the placement of a work by Japanese American artist Isamu Noguchi near the Rose Garden, marking the first inclusion of an Asian American artist in the White House collection

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6 Timeless Money Lessons That Prove the Best Financial Advice Often Isn't the Newest

While the world has evolved over the past 250 years, these financial principles from the founding fathers still offer a playbook for building wealth today.

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Quote of the Day by Thomas Jefferson: ‘If you want something you've never had, you must be willing to do something you've never done’

Quote of the Day by Thomas Jefferson highlights the need for new actions to achieve different outcomes. Many personal goals require breaking familiar patterns and accepting uncertainty. Taking risks and trying new things can lead to unforeseen possibilities. Jefferson, a key figure in American history, owned enslaved people. His legacy…

The Economic Times

Donald Trump Commemorative Passport Has One Little-Known Loophole if You Don't Want His Portrait

The State Department expands the rollout of a new commemorative passport featuring President Trump's portrait, sparking public debate and high demand despite the complex application process.

International Business Times UK

Limited-edition Trump passports to roll out across US due to ‘overwhelming demand’

The department’s 27 passport agencies nationwide will start offering the special travel documents next month

The Independent UK

A founding father's queer legacy

Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings' family tree keeps getting more complicated and colorful

Salon

How slavery money built the Élysée, France’s presidential residence

What would become the Élysée Palace, the official residence of the French president, was built three centuries ago with a fortune amassed in the slave trade. As France grapples with its legacy of slavery, calls are mounting for the country to acknowledge this and other traces of the past.

Radio France Internationale

Quote of the Day by Voltaire: "If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to..." — Inspiring life lessons on freedom, critical thinking, courage, independent thought, and why honest criticism often reveals where real power lies by the French Enlightenment philosopher and writer known for defending free speech

Today's quote of the day by Voltaire is a timeless reminder that freedom begins with the courage to think independently. His words challenge us to question power, value honest criticism, and protect free speech without fear. The quote still speaks to modern life, offering practical lessons on critical thinking, integrity,…

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College professors face an emerging challenge: We know students are no longer reading entire books

Anyone who has spent time on a college campus lately has probably heard laments from faculty about their students’ reading habits, or rather nonreading habits. Such complaints are more than an unfounded nostalgia for a bygone age.

The Independent UK

Trump makes yet another addition to the White House with bronze statue in the Rose Garden

The bronze artwork was created by the same sculptor who created a towering gold statue of the president

The Economic Times

Quote of the day by Thomas Jefferson, 'I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past', reveals psychology that why the future matters more than Past, offers inspiring life lesson for new generation

Quote of the day by Thomas Jefferson offers timeless life lesson that while history deserves respect, the future deserves our energy. The past provides lessons, but the future offers possibilities. Every generation has the opportunity to create innovations, solve challenges, and leave the world better than they found it. In…

Reason

Review: Thomas Jefferson's Monticello Is Celebrating America's Semiquincentennial

The Declaration author's historic home is hosting a "1776: Road to the Declaration" exhibition.

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Press freedom is the new terrorism

The Trump administration is smothering press freedom and the public's right to know

The Conversation

For nearly 250 years, the US has had eyes on Latin America – but interventions then looked rather different

Since the beginning of the second Trump administration, the United States has ramped up military, economic and political interventions in Latin America.

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Right-wing pundit tries to erase Black women’s contributions to America’s founding — so a Washington doctor snaps back with receipts

“Documented. Verified. Present at the founding.”

Salon

My subway ride with white supremacists

Surrounded by masked Patriot Front members on the DC Metro, I considered what it means to be an American

Reason

In Philadelphia For The Fourth Of July

My family spent the Fourth of July in Philadelphia. This was a last-minute decision, but it was the right one.… The post In Philadelphia For The Fourth Of July appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

America Was Not Founded by 'Tariff Men,' Contrary to This Painting in Trump's White House

Free trade is "a direct affront to our Founding Fathers," President Donald Trump said during his first presidential campaign.

The Guardian - US

‘All men are created equal’: America has lost its values. It’s time to go back to the founding text

As the US celebrates 250 years, the Declaration of Independence has been curiously absent. Yet its language on the consent of the governed is more relevant than ever

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