What 1976 Got Right About America
admin Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie discuss the forgotten reality of the bicentennial and why America doesn't need a single national…
America 250
The White House UFC Fight Is the Perfect Event for the Present, Not the Past
A cage fight on the South Lawn may be an unusual choice to celebrate the Founding. But it is a…
The Federal Government Botched the Bicentennial Too
There's a lesson laying there: Make it local, embrace the commercial, and ignore the president.
For America’s 250th Birthday, Give Us the Gift of Renewed Federalism
In order to revive freedom and national pride, the United States should try to rediscover its decentralized roots.
250 Years Later, Benjamin Franklin’s Warning Is Still Relevant
He famously said the Founders had created "a republic, if you can keep it." How have we kept it? And…