A Turbulent US this July 4, but Many See Cause to Celebrate

Volunteers in period dress march while reloading their muskets during the Fourth of July Parade to the Old State House in Boston, Massachusetts, US, 04 July 2022. (EPA)

Independence Day has arrived as the United States is rocked by hearings over the Jan. 6 insurrection, awash in turmoil over high court rulings on abortion and guns and struggling to maintain the bonds that keep it together.

Yet many also see cause to celebrate Monday: the deadly danger of the pandemic has lessened and, despite its fault lines, America’s democracy survives.