Let’s Look Beyond the Fireworks and Recommit to Democracy

Sedaca: Look past fireworks, recommit to democracy

This Fourth of July, America begins a year of celebration and reflection as we prepare for next year’s semiquincentennial — 250 years since our Founding Fathers courageously declared independence from Britain. Milestones provide an opportunity to reflect on the significance of a moment within a longer storyline. Yet, for most Americans, July 4th is rarely a milestone. More often, it is a brief acknowledgement and — truthfully, for most — a day o…

Let’s look beyond the fireworks and recommit to democracy

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Nicole Bibbins Sedaca is the Kelly and David Pfeil Fellow at the George W. Bush Institute. She wrote this for InsideSources.com. This Fourth of July, America begins a year of celebration and reflection as we prepare for next year’s semiquincentennial — 250 years since ou…

Let’s look past the fireworks and recommit to democracy

ABOUT THE WRITERNicole Bibbins Sedaca is the Kelly and David Pfeil Fellow at the George W. Bush Institute. She wrote this for InsideSources.com.

Recommit to U.S. ideals

This Friday, before you head for the beach or sit back to watch a ball game or fire up the grill, take a few minutes and read the Declaration of Independence.We forget just how revolutionary the promise of America has…