The Audacity of a New Kind of Hope
Its basis is faith and reason, Christianity and the American Founding, and virtue — and it can come alive again.
Independence Day
The Worrisome Decline of Patriotism in America
As the nation celebrates its 244th birthday, those of us who still love it must redouble our efforts to convert those who don’t to our side.
Why the Declaration Still Matters for All Americans
Our equal creation, rather than our sex, skin, or group, is necessary to ground human dignity and our respect for every individual.
A Tour of the Capitol Rotunda Paintings for the Fourth of July
On this holiday celebrating our beginnings, today’s raging, bored, and bossy mob may need a dose of history paintings.
July 4, Now More Than Ever
Today, as last year, as a century ago, as in 1777, it should be celebrated with as much Pomp and Parade as is possible.
Groovin’ to America
We don’t need the excuse of the Fourth to have American music — but it’s a sweet excuse all the same.
Born on the Fourth of July
Harry Jaffa’s book Storm over the Constitution is the work of a man clearly in love with the American idea.
My American Dream
Charles Cooke explains how he fell in love with the United States.
Record-Low Number Say They’re ‘Extremely Proud’ to Be American
Just 47 percent of respondents said they were 'extremely proud' to be American, according to a new Gallup poll.
Love Is a Battlefield
A response to Jonah Goldberg on love of country.