Play a Game of (<em>Atlantic</em>-Themed) Trivia for the Fourth
A brief themed diversion. Plus: What to read if you want to read something new but only have short stretches of time.
Today we’re offering a brief history lesson (and a brief themed diversion). But first, here are three new stories from The Atlantic:
- Tom Nichols: Reclaiming real American patriotism
- The indispensable bureaucrat looking out for Ukraine
- The hypocrisy of mandatory diversity statements
What Should the Fourth of July Be?
With the Fourth of July comes all the complexities of collective observance—patriotism, fireworks, picnics, apathy, resistance. The holiday has always been one of dualities. It has also always been political.
After 1776, the day was celebrated throughout the Revolutionary War. “The trend in the early republic would be for July Fourth, and other celebrations modeled on the Fourth, to spread nationalism and, at the same time, to—the year then-President Trump ordered a military parade, , to observe the day.
