US’ 250th anniversary should be about ideals, not aggressive fundraising

US’ 250th anniversary should be about ideals, not aggressive fundraising

In his farewell address, then US president Ronald Reagan advocated for the United States to do “a better job of getting across that America is freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of enterprise. And freedom is special and rare”. The Trump administration should follow Reagan’s advice as it designs global celebrations for the country’s 250th anniversary. The US should showcase its founding principles of equality, pluralism, fre…