America's 250th Birthday: Celebration Overshadowed by Division
July 2, 2026·about 2 hours ago·via The Des Moines Register

America's 250th anniversary should be a moment of national pride and unity, but instead we're confronting hard truths about how divided we've become. The nation that once rallied around shared ideals now struggles to agree on basic values and the direction forward. This isn't just political disagreement - it reflects deeper cultural and ideological fractures that have widened over years of partisan warfare and media polarization. Read more about this...