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4th of July
July 10, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Pete Hegseth Overturns Review of Pilots in July 4 Stunt
Eight pilots flew Apache helicopters over a beach in South Carolina.
July 2, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s July 4 Event Is Coming Apart at the Seams—Literally
A piece of the stage broke off during a rehearsal, appearing to nearly hit some performers.
July 2, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
How Much Is Trump’s Insane July 4 Fireworks Show Going to Cost?
And just who the heck is paying for it?
July 2, 2026
Edith Olmsted
White House Deletes State Fair Photos After Trump Threw a Tantrum
The crowd size at the Great American State Fair is really getting to Donald Trump.
July 1, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Team Panics Over July 4 After Tiny Fair Crowd Sent Him Raging
Donald Trump’s advisers are worried no one will show up at his Independence Day event, either.
June 30, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Far-Right Host at Trump State Fair Lectures Kid on Salem Witch Trials
A crowd of dozens of people watched the bizarre exchange.
June 29, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s July 4 Fireworks Show is Monumentally Insane
He’s trying to set a world record with a massive amount of fireworks.
June 15, 2026
Edith Olmsted
Trump Says He Will DJ His Own July 4 Rally After Total Humiliation
Almost every musician in the lineup for Donald Trump’s original national July 4 celebration withdrew from the event shortly after it was announced.
June 3, 2026
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Is Plundering National Parks to Pay for His Vanity Projects
Funds are going to an enormous July 4 fireworks display and the Reflecting Pool renovation.
June 1, 2026
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Eric Herschthal
The American Revolution Is Not Complete
Long after the founding, many ordinary Americans saw the Revolution as ongoing—an unfinished fight for freedom and equality.
July 4, 2024
Nick H. Penniman
Liberal Patriotism Is About More Than Flag-Waving
To close the gap between the American reality and the American promise requires something more than indifference to the nation.
July 4, 2019
Matt Ford
Tanks, But No Tanks
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.
July 3, 2018
Emily Atkin
Why Do Carrot Hot Dogs Make You So Mad?
How nationalism, xenophobia, and advertising created a nation of uncompromising wiener evangelists
July 3, 2017
Matthew C. Simpson
Benjamin Franklin and His Son, Divided by Independence
A new dual biography tells how the American Revolution drove the Franklins apart.
July 3, 2015
Rebecca Leber
This Is What Your Hot Dog and Burger Are Doing to the Planet
July 4, 2014
Brook Wilensky-Lanford
The Dangerous Lies We Tell About America’s Founding
Myths may comfort us, but facts are our best weapon against Tea Party perversions
July 2, 2014
Rebecca Leber
No, the EPA Isn't Waging War on the Fourth of July
But fireworks can do real damage to humans and the environment
July 30, 2012
David Thomson
Was This the Most Dangerous Film in American History?
July 5, 2012
Amy Sullivan
Anatomy of a Wishful Viral Rumor
July 4, 2012
Isaac Chotiner
Happy 4th of July, Colonialism was Awesome, Says Conrad Black
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