The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board is reporting that the Supreme Court's recent term, which concluded last week, continued the majority's effort to revitalize the separation of powers and the Bill of Rights. It said this project follows long decades of progressive dominance and is a significant undertaking worthy of the country's 250th anniversary.
Allysia Finley writes that Colorado voters elected a socialist in a Democratic Congressional primary, mirroring a socialist election surge in New York. Finley said young progressives are seeking more extreme candidates because they are disillusioned with establishment Democrats and take American freedoms for granted.
James Meigs argues that Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States" presents an oversimplified narrative of American flaws, which he believes is an inappropriate way to celebrate the Fourth of July.
Historian Allen Guelzo explains how Abraham Lincoln utilized the Declaration of Independence as a tool against slavery, thereby vindicating its core principles. Guelzo said Lincoln's actions serve as a definitive rebuttal to The New York Times' 1619 Project.
Isaac Sligh writes about how photographs have captured and sometimes altered the course of American history, from the Civil War to the civil rights movement and beyond.