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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.

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‘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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What did the night sky look like on the 1st Independence Day 250 years ago?

As the U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday, here's what Benjamin Franklin and other colonists would have seen when they looked up on July 4, 1776.

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On America's 250th Birthday, the United States Arms the World's Tyrannies

On a Fourth of July, John Quincy Adams warned against the foreign policy that his successors would later adopt.

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The war that defined America

The Barbary War was an early indicator of American imperialism that we're still dealing with today

Salon

How to Design Your Retirement Declaration of Independence to Build the Life You Want

The paradox of retirement freedom is that the system you retired from gave you order but took away control. True freedom lies in giving life a new structure.

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250 years of US independence: How France helped turn the tide of the Revolutionary War

After months of discreet support, France officially allied itself with the American revolutionaries in their war against the British Empire, a decision that would permanently alter the fate of both nations.

France 24

Trump launches US’s 250th birthday celebrations with partisan attack

In speech at Mount Rushmore, US president claims resurgent ‘communist menace’ poses threat to country

The Guardian - US

As the US marks 250, does the special relationship still exist – or is the UK just irrelevant?

The gap between America and Britain has grown economically as Trump asserts ‘the UK is dying’. Culturally, however, it’s a different story

The Guardian - UK

What Actually Happened on July 4 and Why Fireworks Have Become the Symbol of Freedom

The Fourth of July commemorates America's independence, marked by fireworks and festivities. Its origins lie in the 1776 Declaration of Independence, a pivotal moment in history.

International Business Times UK

On This Day in History, July 4: Declaration of Independence proclaimed, Battle of Hattin, Statue of Liberty presented, Philippines gains independence, Higgs boson discovery and more

On This Day in History, July 4, the United States proclaimed the Declaration of Independence, while other landmark events included the Battle of Hattin, the announcement of the Louisiana Purchase, France presenting the Statue of Liberty, Philippine independence, the signing of the Freedom of Information Act, the death of Swami…

The Economic Times

July 4 Independence Day: History, significance and why the US celebrates it

America's Independence Day, celebrated annually on July 4th, commemorates the 1776 adoption of the Declaration of Independence, freeing the 13 colonies from British rule. This federal holiday blends patriotic ceremonies with community festivities, reminding all of the nation's founding principles of liberty and self-governance. The journey to independence involved protests,…

The Economic Times

On America's 250th Birthday, Celebrate Liberty

Most Americans still appreciate the freedom the country was founded upon.

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He Had A Big Butt, No Lie: George Washington’s Athleticism Helped Build Our Sports-Mad Nation

Pitching the bar. Nine-pin bowling. Sports in 1776 were an odd collection of endeavors, but their influence can be found in what we play today.

Reason

Review: Gore Vidal's Burr Is the Anti-Hamilton

America's Founding through the eyes of the least popular Founding Father

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Washington and His Men Knew How To Party

America was founded by drinkers, distillers, and maltmen whose consumption would be labeled problematic by today's public health authorities.

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Celebrate America all year long with Ballotpedia’s Blueprints of Democracy

In a July 3 letter to his wife, Abigail, John Adams wrote that the day the Continental Congress voted to approve America’s Declaration of Independence (July 2) would be “the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America.”

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The Conversation

USA at 250: the Black American struggle for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, there is a tension between those who want to remember an uncomplicated past and those who would remember that freedom is a constant struggle. It’s a right that must be fought for and defended.

The Conversation

From Augustine to Jefferson, the idea of separating church and state has deep religious and secular roots

The Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission released its report on June 26, 2026, on the state of religious freedom in the United States, declaring it to be under attack.

Reason

Thomas Paine: The Founding Father Worth Celebrating

As America races toward its 250th birthday, Paine is the Founding Father to cast our lot with.

Fortune

America's 250th birthday has Elon Musk and a record IPO. Its 15th had Alexander Hamilton — and a stock market bubble

Dek: In 1791, a polarizing immigrant visionary sparked America's first stock bubble on the nation's 15th birthday. Is history rhyming, 235 years later?

The Independent UK

The forgotten Founding Father who said no to the Declaration of Independence

‘He wasn’t opposed to independence per se, but he thought it should happen gradually and without bloodshed,’ a historian said

The Guardian - US

‘I wish he had done more to free enslaved people’: Thomas Jefferson’s descendant on his family’s complex legacy

Shannon LaNier, Jefferson’s sixth great-grandson, reflects on his lineage and the role of African Americans in the nation’s founding

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How Trump hijacked America's birthday

This Fourth of July celebration is pointedly different from those marking previous milestones

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