| | Happy Independence Day from Washington, one stop on a Texas congressman’s tour of national landmarks to celebrate our heritage at a time it’s being besmirched. Rob Bluey has the story. A founding document meant slavery’s days were numbered, Thomas Krannawitter writes. Plus: the nation contends with the mob’s idea of justice; a federal judge says governments must treat churches fairly; fine-tuning our response to COVID-19; and Frederick Douglass and the Fourth. On this date in 1776, the Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, adopts the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming the United States of America is no longer subject to Great Britain and its king. | |
| | | | | | | | | By Thomas Krannawitter
The United States was not founded as a regime of institutionalized racism, tribalism, or injustice. Intrinsic to the founding principles of this country, America institutionalized freedom, institutionalized opportunity, and institutionalized justice.
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| | | | | | | By Rob Bluey
At a time when America’s monuments and statues are under attack from an angry mob, Rep. Chip Roy took a road trip to personally visit and defend our nation’s landmarks ahead of the Independence Day holiday.
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| | | | | | | By Dean Nelson
Frederick Douglass both challenged the racists of his day and the abolitionists who thought the Constitution was pro-slavery.
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| | | | | | | By Tony Perkins
Liberals may have selectively OK’d mass gatherings, but the Constitution isn’t a document of “freedom for me, but not for thee.”
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| | | | | | | By Amy Anderson
Some claim reopening plans are not working and represent reckless behavior. In reality, however, governors are appropriately pausing to assess the developing situation and react to the new data.
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| | | | | | | By Jessica Anderson
When the protests became riots, the elites refused to denounce the violence. As leftists and anarchists took over our streets, creating zones of chaos from Washington state to Washington, D.C., the nation’s elites cheered them on.
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