Boy, we look good for 250 years old.
Of course, Japan looks at us and says, “Two hundred fifty years? Call us on your 2,686th birthday.” And then Egypt is over there, feet up in its favorite chair, just laughing. This is certainly a strange time to be celebrating our semiquincentennial because this country has a great history of incredible achievements.
But exactly which America are we celebrating? Are we honoring the bravery of those who stormed the beaches of Normandy or the delusion of those who stormed the Capitol in 2020?
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