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The Founding Fathers would sound the alarm on AOC, Mamdani and our slide into socialism

On this, the 250th anniversary of the greatest nation ever created, which road will we choose to walk?

By Douglas MacKinnon Fox News

Published June 23, 2026 5:00am EDT

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As a dramatically and shockingly decreased number of our fellow Americans prepare to celebrate the 4th of July and the 250th anniversary of the Republic created via the genius, courage and tremendous sacrifice of the likes of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams, I believe there is no mystery as to what those Founding Fathers would say to the citizens of "The United States of America" of 2026. I truly believe they would scream out in unison: "You have all but lost the country we shed our blood, sweat and tears to create. This is your last chance to save it."

The reason as to why I believe they would scream out that warning is this: Five years ago, I began spending about one year of my life "living" in 1776. Literally, on the 4th of July 2021, I watched and heard multiple voices on the left speak about eliminating the 4th of July celebration; tearing down statues of our Founding Fathers; sandblasting their names off schools and buildings; and "canceling" their very existence.

From that fear and that year of my life came the book: The 56 – Liberty Lessons from those who risked all to sign The Declaration of Independence. A book which not only seeks to protect our Founding Fathers from cancellation, but which outlines how they would fight – and defeat – the left’s tyranny of........

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