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4th of July

John Stossel holding up a copy of the US Constitution

4th of July

How Would You Change the Constitution?

I asked scholars, podcasters, and passersby how they'd change the nation's founding charter. Here's what they told me.

John Stossel | 7.6.2022 5:00 PM

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4th of July

Is America Heading for a National Divorce?

Plus: A listener asks about Supreme Court legitimacy, and the editors practice "libertarian Festivus."

Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Christian Britschgi | 7.5.2022 4:20 PM

Highland Park, Illinois Fourth of July shooting.

Mass Shootings

Chicago Area Fourth of July Shooting Leaves 6 Dead, Dozens Wounded

Plus: Inflation eats up Americans' savings, copyright officials want to protect your fireworks photos, and more...

Christian Britschgi | 7.5.2022 9:30 AM

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4th of July

America's Founders Raged Against Qualified Immunity, Trade Restrictions, and Anti-Immigrant Policies

Hey, we're still mad about those things today!

Eric Boehm | 7.4.2022 8:30 AM

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Freedom

Once Again, the Firework Cops Failed To Stop People From Celebrating Freedom With a Boom

Firework seizures and buyback programs won't stop millions of Americans from setting off black-market bottle rockets tonight.

Christian Britschgi | 7.4.2022 7:00 AM

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Brickbats

Brickbat: The Land of the Free

Charles Oliver | 7.7.2020 4:00 AM

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Volokh Conspiracy

Two Reflections on the American Revolution

I recapitulate why it's important that the American Revolution was not an ethno-nationalist secession movement, and address claims that history would have taken a better course had the Revolution been defeated or never happened.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 7.4.2020 10:45 AM

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Crime

What the Declaration of Independence Said and Meant

It officially adopted the political theory of the United States: securing the individual rights of We the People

Randy E. Barnett |The Volokh Conspiracy | 7.4.2020 10:18 AM

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4th of July

Despite Its Government's Antics, America Has Made Moral Progress in a Difficult Time

That's not the case in countries with authoritarian rulers who want to believe that America is just like them.

Shikha Dalmia | 7.4.2020 8:00 AM

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4th of July

Remy: Stars and Stripes (Occupational Licensing Parody)

Free Dumb Isn't Free

Remy and Austin Bragg | 7.4.2019 8:21 AM

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4th of July

Trump's Militarized Fourth of July Parade Makes America Less Great

We're getting a military parade because Donald Trump wants one. The arguments for leaving our tanks at their bases are far more numerous, significant, and powerful.

Eric Boehm | 7.4.2019 6:46 AM

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Free Trade

Trump's Proposed Tariffs on Tea and Fireworks Are Doubly Awful on Independence Day

Tariffs on tea have never caused any problems, right?

Eric Boehm | 7.3.2019 6:00 PM

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4th of July

Here's What's Standing in the Way of Your Independence Day Fireworks

From fireworks task forces to local snitches.

Zuri Davis | 7.3.2019 5:15 PM

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4th of July

H.L. Mencken on Independence Day: 'We Have Borne Rascality Since 1776, and We Continue To Survive'

The sage of Baltimore on impeachment, the press, and the people

Marion Elizabeth Rodgers | 7.3.2019 9:00 AM

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4th of July

Celebrate Limited Government on the Fourth of July

Remember that the Declaration of Independence stands for inalienable rights.

John Stossel | 7.3.2019 12:01 AM

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4th of July

A Reason to Celebrate This Fourth of July

The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence have helped keep us mostly free.

John Stossel | 7.4.2018 12:01 AM

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4th of July

Facebook Algorithm Flags, Removes Declaration of Independence Text as Hate Speech

The social media site has a difficult time telling the difference between white nationalist ravings and the writing of Thomas Jefferson.

Christian Britschgi | 7.3.2018 4:50 PM

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Stossel: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

What we should celebrate on Independence Day.

Maxim Lott and John Stossel | 7.3.2018 11:20 AM

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Tyranny

How the Declaration of Independence Explains Political News in 2018

Complaining about the government never goes out of style.

Ira Stoll | 7.3.2018 12:01 AM

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Fireworks

Legal or Illegal, Fireworks Are More Available Than Ever

Widespread demand, scofflawry, and loosening laws are making firecrackers, fountains, and bottle rockets easier to get.

J.D. Tuccille | 7.3.2018 12:00 AM

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