There were fireworks on the 4th from Aberdeen to Spokane and, of course, here at Lake Union. Lurking behind the spectacle was one of American history’s best stories. But did you celebrate it? Blue city liberals can be conflicted.
At a July 4 picnic I like to talk about that story. As you might imagine, people avoid me for this, preferring levity to gravity. But the story is rich, and there are always a few who are eager to jump in. It’s an origin story, a war story, a short introduction to political philosophy, and a story of values: freedom, equality, rights, justice, honor. There’s drama, too: If the war were lost, the signers of the...
There were fireworks on the 4th from Aberdeen to Spokane and, of course, here at Lake Union. Lurking behind the spectacle was one of American history’s best stories. But did you celebrate it? Blue city liberals can be conflicted.
At a July 4 picnic I like to talk about that story. As you might imagine, people avoid me for this, preferring levity to gravity. But the story is rich, and there are always a few who are eager to jump in. It’s an origin story, a war story, a short introduction to political philosophy, and a story of values: freedom, equality, rights, justice, honor. There’s drama, too: If the war were lost, the signers of the...