In one of the most spectacular sights on this Fourth of July, a parade of tall ships sailed up the Hudson River in New York City in the largest maritime parade in modern history.
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From big cities to small towns, Americans gathered together to celebrate America's 250th birthday. Whit Johnson reports on the festivities across the country and the extraordinary images of the day.
President Trump championed American military might, a Christian U.S. and his top legislative goal in a delayed Fourth of July speech from the National Mall, wrapping just minutes before the calendar switched to Sunday morning. The big picture: The speech caps a holiday interrupted by weather-related holdups and months of semiquincentennial commemorations — many of which centered on the president and his vision of the nation at 250 years old. Driving the news: Throughout the speech, Trump nodded to a modern-day battle against communism, a frequent element of his midterm messaging . - "We don't want communists in our country," he said. "Never worked, and it never will work." - Trump later added, "Communism is a loser, and it always…
President Trump spoke at America 250 explaining how the country was built off determination and ambition.
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The mastermind of the modern Federal Reserve passed away at 100. The post The Bubble Architect appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics The Bubble Architect The mastermind of the modern Federal Reserve passed away at 100. (Photo by Diana Walker/Contour by Getty Images) Alan Greenspan was the first celebrity Federal Reserve chair. Everyone knows “Tall” Paul Volcker for the macroeconomic (and literal) giant he was, but Greenspan was the first true celebrity chair. He served in various roles under six presidents, Bob Woodward wrote a book about him in 2000, He was hailed as a “rock star,” and everyone knew him as “the maestro.” Just before the financial crisis he helped to bring about, 6 in 10 Americans expressed confidence in Greenspan’s leadership of the economy, more than both George Bush and John Kerry. That would change sharply when, by 2009, he…Open
RIP George Rowlett. The post The 84 Club appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture The 84 Club RIP George Rowlett. For two superstitious reasons, I believe that I shall die at the age of 84. The first is that 84 is the mean age of my parents at death. Such a mean is only a rough guide to one’s longevity, of course; if it were more exact, the life expectancy of populations could not change, but history demonstrates that it does change. Moreover, if it were anything other than a rough guide, siblings would all die at the same age, which experience again shows is false. Habitués of cemeteries, however, will have noticed that long and short lives tend to run in families. The second reason for my belief is that it was my age at death given to me by a gypsy (or allegedly gypsy) fortune-teller when I was about…Open
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A new bill would integrate the U.S. and Israeli militaries. The post Congress Aims to Give Israel Leverage Over America appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Congress Aims to Give Israel Leverage Over America A new bill would integrate the U.S. and Israeli militaries. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images) Amid record-high public hostility toward Israel and the wars taxpayers are financing on its behalf, the Israel lobby has mobilized to pass a National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2027 which includes language designed to sustain the yearslong wealth transfer from Americans to Israelis and cement that relationship in ways that would be less transparent and more difficult to challenge through democratic processes. At the same time, a coalition led by outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has launched a counteroffensive to block a separate track of funding for…Open
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President Donald Trump spoke at America 250 to celebrate July 4th and highlighted the country's tenacity.
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