A bitter anniversary: The American ideal turns 250 amid turmoil

The United States is celebrating the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence on July 4.

It does so amidst protests from the ‘No Kings’ movement, which rallies against Trump’s authoritarianism.

The ideals of Thomas Jefferson – one of the Founding Fathers – look worse for wear on a date marked by the government’s rewriting of history and by doubts about what remains of the American Dream ...