“This isn’t who we are” may not be quite correct. But it does highlight a particularly American quality — that of self-definition. It may yet be possible to close the gap between the America that exists and the one we imagine. Acknowledging the hard truth about our current state is the first step toward doing so.
Yes, this is who we are. But we can still decide who we want to be. -- Christine Emba.
As has become our custom, here's John Philip Sousa's "The Stars and Stripes Forever," played by the Band of Her Majesty's Grenadier Guards at Blenheim Palace, to honor the founding of our nation on the Fourth of July, 1776. Be hopeful, have fun and be safe.
BONUS: The New York Daily News cover today (accompanied by a blistering editorial) --
