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Donald Trump Commemorative Passport Has One Little-Known Loophole if You Don't Want His Portrait

The State Department expands the rollout of a new commemorative passport featuring President Trump's portrait, sparking public debate and high demand despite the complex application process.

International Business Times UK

Limited-edition Trump passports to roll out across US due to ‘overwhelming demand’

The department’s 27 passport agencies nationwide will start offering the special travel documents next month

The Independent UK

A founding father's queer legacy

Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings' family tree keeps getting more complicated and colorful

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How slavery money built the Élysée, France’s presidential residence

What would become the Élysée Palace, the official residence of the French president, was built three centuries ago with a fortune amassed in the slave trade. As France grapples with its legacy of slavery, calls are mounting for the country to acknowledge this and other traces of the past.

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Quote of the Day by Voltaire: "If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to..." — Inspiring life lessons on freedom, critical thinking, courage, independent thought, and why honest criticism often reveals where real power lies by the French Enlightenment philosopher and writer known for defending free speech

Today's quote of the day by Voltaire is a timeless reminder that freedom begins with the courage to think independently. His words challenge us to question power, value honest criticism, and protect free speech without fear. The quote still speaks to modern life, offering practical lessons on critical thinking, integrity,…

The Economic Times

College professors face an emerging challenge: We know students are no longer reading entire books

Anyone who has spent time on a college campus lately has probably heard laments from faculty about their students’ reading habits, or rather nonreading habits. Such complaints are more than an unfounded nostalgia for a bygone age.

The Conversation

Trump makes yet another addition to the White House with bronze statue in the Rose Garden

The bronze artwork was created by the same sculptor who created a towering gold statue of the president

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Quote of the day by Thomas Jefferson, 'I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past', reveals psychology that why the future matters more than Past, offers inspiring life lesson for new generation

Quote of the day by Thomas Jefferson offers timeless life lesson that while history deserves respect, the future deserves our energy. The past provides lessons, but the future offers possibilities. Every generation has the opportunity to create innovations, solve challenges, and leave the world better than they found it. In…

The Economic Times

Review: Thomas Jefferson's Monticello Is Celebrating America's Semiquincentennial

The Declaration author's historic home is hosting a "1776: Road to the Declaration" exhibition.

Reason

Press freedom is the new terrorism

The Trump administration is smothering press freedom and the public's right to know

Salon

For nearly 250 years, the US has had eyes on Latin America – but interventions then looked rather different

Since the beginning of the second Trump administration, the United States has ramped up military, economic and political interventions in Latin America.

The Conversation

Right-wing pundit tries to erase Black women’s contributions to America’s founding — so a Washington doctor snaps back with receipts

“Documented. Verified. Present at the founding.”

We Got This Covered

My subway ride with white supremacists

Surrounded by masked Patriot Front members on the DC Metro, I considered what it means to be an American

Salon

In Philadelphia For The Fourth Of July

My family spent the Fourth of July in Philadelphia. This was a last-minute decision, but it was the right one.… The post In Philadelphia For The Fourth Of July appeared first on Reason.com.

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America Was Not Founded by 'Tariff Men,' Contrary to This Painting in Trump's White House

Free trade is "a direct affront to our Founding Fathers," President Donald Trump said during his first presidential campaign.

The Guardian - US

‘All men are created equal’: America has lost its values. It’s time to go back to the founding text

As the US celebrates 250 years, the Declaration of Independence has been curiously absent. Yet its language on the consent of the governed is more relevant than ever

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What did the night sky look like on the 1st Independence Day 250 years ago?

As the U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday, here's what Benjamin Franklin and other colonists would have seen when they looked up on July 4, 1776.

Reason

On America's 250th Birthday, the United States Arms the World's Tyrannies

On a Fourth of July, John Quincy Adams warned against the foreign policy that his successors would later adopt.

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The war that defined America

The Barbary War was an early indicator of American imperialism that we're still dealing with today

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How to Design Your Retirement Declaration of Independence to Build the Life You Want

The paradox of retirement freedom is that the system you retired from gave you order but took away control. True freedom lies in giving life a new structure.

France 24

250 years of US independence: How France helped turn the tide of the Revolutionary War

After months of discreet support, France officially allied itself with the American revolutionaries in their war against the British Empire, a decision that would permanently alter the fate of both nations.

The Guardian - US

Trump launches US’s 250th birthday celebrations with partisan attack

In speech at Mount Rushmore, US president claims resurgent ‘communist menace’ poses threat to country

The Guardian - UK

As the US marks 250, does the special relationship still exist – or is the UK just irrelevant?

The gap between America and Britain has grown economically as Trump asserts ‘the UK is dying’. Culturally, however, it’s a different story

International Business Times UK

What Actually Happened on July 4 and Why Fireworks Have Become the Symbol of Freedom

The Fourth of July commemorates America's independence, marked by fireworks and festivities. Its origins lie in the 1776 Declaration of Independence, a pivotal moment in history.

The Economic Times

On This Day in History, July 4: Declaration of Independence proclaimed, Battle of Hattin, Statue of Liberty presented, Philippines gains independence, Higgs boson discovery and more

On This Day in History, July 4, the United States proclaimed the Declaration of Independence, while other landmark events included the Battle of Hattin, the announcement of the Louisiana Purchase, France presenting the Statue of Liberty, Philippine independence, the signing of the Freedom of Information Act, the death of Swami…

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