Let us celebrate America’s birthday. And, despite it all, hope for another 250 years | Francine Pose

Democracies rarely last, but ours has. That alone is worth celebratingOne reason to celebrate America’s national big birthday – our 250th on the Fourth of July – is to honor the unusual longevity of our democratic experiment. Democracies rarely last, but ours has. Even if we know its flawed history – the land grab and slaughter of the indigenous population; slavery; enduring racial, gender and economic inequalities …