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“Shooting a musket — it’s like 15 steps. It’s like putting together an IKEA desk,” A.J. Jacobs says.
Two-hundred fifty years after the Declaration, Thomas Jefferson continues to embody America The post All Honor to Jefferson appeared first on The American Conservative .
America All Honor to Jefferson Two-hundred fifty years after the Declaration, Thomas Jefferson continues to embody America 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 worthies, who joined with us on that day, in the bold and doubtful election we were to make for our country, between submission or the sword; and to have enjoyed with them the…Open
Iran doesn’t have to be America’s reckoning. The post Lose the Battle, Win the Century appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Lose the Battle, Win the Century Iran doesn’t have to be America’s reckoning. Washington is once again in the throes of a postwar autopsy. Did the United States win in Iran? America’s latest military operation was launched, seemingly, to achieve regime change and permanent denuclearization. It ended with a messy ceasefire, a still-defiant adversary, and a war powers debate Congress will never resolve. By the standards Washington set for itself, the campaign did not deliver. Tehran’s government did not collapse. The Strait of Hormuz blockade dragged on for months. And it was a negotiated ceasefire, not the final…Open
The national character is to work to bring our words and deeds in line. The post Foreign Policy Restraint Is an American Promise appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Foreign Policy Restraint Is an American Promise The national character is to work to bring our words and deeds in line. Hours before Iran’s national soccer team took the pitch in Seattle for its group-stage match against Egypt, the U.S. Central Command announced further strikes against the Islamic Republic. This sequence was without obvious precedent. A World Cup host nation had never bombed a participating country during the tournament. Fortunately, FIFA had already provided the punchline by awarding President Donald Trump the FIFA Peace Prize just over six months before the tournament’s opening kickoff. The…Open
NPR member station reporters across the U.S. asked people how they are thinking about their country on its semiquincentennial.
Relations between Beijing and Canberra have improved over the past four years, but China’s ambassador is now warning of a ‘Cold War mentality.”
After lying in state in Tehran, Mr. Khamenei’s body will be taken to some of the holiest sites in Shiite Islam during a four-day procession that is expected to draw millions.
President Donald Trump spoke in front of Mount Rushmore stressing the importance of patriotism in America.
A look at how Chicago is counting down to celebrate July 4th at the iconic Navy Pier.