All Honor to Jefferson ^48.6%

The American Conservative - By Luke Nicastro - 7/4/2026, 4:01 AM

Biased Writer Voice 42.4% - Appeal to Emotion 26.3% - Confirmation Bias 21.2%

In June of 1826, the citizens of Washington, D.C. invited Thomas Jefferson to their celebration of America’s 50th Independence Day. His health failing, the Sage of Monticello sent his regrets: “I should, indeed, with peculiar delight, have met and exchanged there congratulations personally with the small band, the remnant of that host of... more