Celebrating America Doesn’t Have to Mean Erasing Our History 58.6%
Mother Jones - By Jeffrey Kelly - 7/4/2026, 12:00 PM
Biased Writer Voice 67.7% - Negativity Bias 28.1% - Anecdotal 22.7%
In the leadup to the semiquincentennial, President Donald Trump has waged a war on topics he deems “divisive,” from DEI to critical race theory. As a reporter and fact-checker, I’ve examined this attack on our history closely. I’ve interviewed historians about how our past shapes our current moment, observed the spectacles put on by... more