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J.D. Tuccille: A glorious, 250-year-old republic of freedom

Americans have lots worth celebrating this Independence Day, even with polarized politics

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COTTONWOOD, Arizona — For Americans, this year’s Independence Day is special. It’s the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. Though internally divided and beset by political violence, America remains the only country based on the primacy of individual liberty. Despite its flaws, the U.S. is overall freer than other nations and prospers from that freedom. Americans may not be able to attend the same celebrations without grumbling and glaring at one another, but we all have something in common worth celebrating.

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Two hundred and fifty years ago, in the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

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