To close the gap between the American reality and the American promise requires something more than indifference to the nation.

Trump's self-aggrandizing July 4th parade is neither in good taste nor the spirit of the holiday—and Congress should ensure it never happens again.

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A new dual biography tells how the American Revolution drove the Franklins apart.

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John Adams would not be happy to see what Independence Day has become.