An American 250 ^62.7%

IM—1776 - By Ben Braddock - 7/3/2026, 9:48 PM

Biased Writer Voice 47.9% - Appeal to Emotion 28.1% - Hasty Generalization 26.7%

The United States is turning 250. As I write this, sprawled out in a shallow inflatable pool in my yard, a gull-winged WWII-era Corsair has just thundered low over the trees. The rumble of warbirds has been rolling across the sky all day. It stirs a feeling deep inside me, not of sentiment but of a potent mix of dopamine and adrenaline... more